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Oakmayne Tower, Southwark, London : Elephant & Castle Building

Elephant & Castle Development, south London, UK - design by Allies and Morrison

7 Dec 2011 Oakmayne tower Elephant & Castle Tower - Decision by London Mayor Oakmayne tower : CGI produced by Hayes Davidson London mayor Boris Johnson is to make a final decision over this 43-storey mixed-use Elephant and Castle development. 9 Mar 2009 Oakmayne tower Landmark Oakmayne tower designed by Allies and Morrison, at the Elephant & Castle, goes in for planning Oakmayne tower : CGI produced by Hayes Davidson A planning application has just been submitted to London Borough of Southwark for the proposed redevelopment of Eileen House - a key project for the regeneration of Elephant & Castle comprising a ground plus 43-storey predominantly residential tower and a ground plus seven-storey commercial building. Designed by Allies and Morrison for Oakmayne, the scheme is located to the north of the Elephant & Castle roundabouts and adjacent to London South Bank University. Together with the already consented tall buildings of Strata and 360 on the Castle House and London Park Hotel sites to the South, Eileen House forms the northern apex of a triangle of tall buildings that define the core regeneration area of the Elephant and Castle. Replacing a 1960's building, the 137.5 m tower houses 369 flats of a range of sizes and tenures. A typical floor provides between 10 and 12 single and dual aspect flats arranged around a lift and stair core and communal corridor. The building's lower levels feature commercial units and amenity spaces for residents. The smaller building provides six floors of flexible space, suitable for occupation by a range of office or education uses. Retail and cafe spaces, as well as building entry lobbies, provide active ground floor uses to both buildings. Residents will also benefit from a central garden located between the two buildings. Model image: Significant improvements to the public realm are a vital part of the proposals which feature a number of new public spaces on and in the areas surrounding the site. The residential tower is a parallelogram in plan with a top which features two identical inclined triangular surfaces facing east and west respectively. This creates a rotational symmetry to the tower form and captures the north/south street geometry of Southwark Bridge Road and the Elephant & Castle roundabouts Close up views: Oakmayne tower : CGIs produced by Hayes Davidson The façade design has been ordered by two parallel metal rails which trace the diagonal roof geometry before turning down each end façade. The 'upper triangles' feature metal and glass which creates a striking visual impact as these light and reflective surfaces appear to hang from each of the metal rails above. The main facades are clad in white reconstituted stone, and the facades of the end elevations feature a combination of white reconstituted stone and metal and glass. Oakmayne Tower London - Project Team Client: Oakmayne Properties Architect: Allies and Morrison Project Managers: South Central Management Planning Consultant: DP9 Engineering: Terrell and McBains Cooper Townscape: Robert Tavernor and Hayes Davidson Oakmayne Tower - Planning Information The Eileen House site is identified in the London Borough of Southwark Enterprise Quarter SPD as a location for a "City scale landmark tall building". The proposed tower rises to ground plus 43 storeys, its top reaching 137.5 m AOD (Above Ordnance Datum). The consented Castle House and London Park Hotel schemes to the south each rise to heights of 151 m AOD and 146.9 m AOD respectively. Oakmayne tower images / information received 090309 Allies & Morrison

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