158 High Street, Stratford, also known as the Stratford Halo, is a 43-storey 135 m (443 ft) high
residential tower in
Stratford, London. It began construction in 2008 and was completed in 2013. As of 2019, it is the 46th tallest structure in London.
Architecture
The development was designed by Stock Woolstencroft Architects.
The tower, rising to 43 stories, has a blue and purple exterior cladding. The development is accompanied by two medium rise buildings of seven and ten stories. It has three enclosed multi-storey sky gardens.
In 2014, ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...
'' included it in their list of "Horror storeys: the 10 worst London
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...
s".
Others in the list included
20 Fenchurch Street
20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street, in the historic City of London financial district. It has been nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie" because of its distinctive shape, ...
(also known as "The Walkie Talkie") and the
Vauxhall Tower.
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See also
* List of tallest buildings and structures in London
At , St Paul's Cathedral was the tallest building in London from 1710 until it was eventually surpassed by the 118 metre (387 ft) Millbank Tower in 1963. This in turn was overtaken by the BT Tower at tall in 1964. Throughout the 1960s and 1 ...
References
Residential skyscrapers in London
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