Architect |
CZWG |
Date Built |
1997 |
Location |
Summer
Street between Back Hill & Eyre Street
Hill |
Description |
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This apartment
building on Summer Street in Clerkenwell
is a refurbishment of a 1933 building
that was home to a printing ink
manufacturer. The conversion into
loft-style apartments was commissioned
by The Manhatten Loft Corporation at a
cost of £900,000. The architects
say of it that it has, "... a
steel frame structure with
exceptionally high storeys capable
of accommodating mezzanines and with
the largest area of glass permitted
under the then London Building Acts,
most of it facing north. It also had
exceptionally high floor loadings.
In short, it was the perfect
building to start the new wave of
lofts." Their design
turned it into 25 spaces with basement
parking via an, "industrial scale
car lift." The street
numbers are displayed above the car park
driveway
When I took these
images in February of 2017, one of the
street level units was home to the
showroom of Viaduct, a company that
claims to offer, "... an
inspiring range of products straight
from the world’s leading brands and
designers - so whatever your scale,
taste or constraints, you can find
furniture and lighting which more
than meets your brief."
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