Mulberry Court, Brunswick Estate, London



Architect
Emberton, Franck & Tardrew
Date Built
1959 - 62
Location
Tompion Street, Islington
Description
Mulberry Court was a late addition to the Brunswick Estate because it took longer to clear the land for its construction.  Like the Brunswick Court development, it was designed by Emberton, Franck and Tardew with Y. J. Lovell and Sons as the builders.  This block is six-storeys high and contains 37 flats. 



The british-history.ac.uk website adds that, "... The lesser height and 'gentle curve' of this six-storey block .... were intended to provide a transition between the tall slab blocks and the much lower, and distinctly old-fashioned, Harold Laski House (on Percival Street). Mulberry Court follows the slab blocks in its construction and general features, but it transcends Emberton's unforgiving formalism and more closely reflects Franck's grounding with Tecton. Here the fluted balcony fronts survive. These pre-cast elements were intended as a decorative solution to rainwater streaking. (The images on this page taken in 2017 don't appear to back up the assertion that the balcony fronts are fluted.) The roof, with an aerofoil, was designed as a sun terrace and the forecourt as a recreation area."







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