Putneys Modest Curving Tower

Putneys Modest Curving Tower

Published on 27-09-2010 by Skyscrapernews.com

Despite much opposition, not least from the local Wandsworth Council, Upper Richmond Road in London continues to be the target of developers aiming for the construction of new tall buildings in the area.

The plans by David Miller Architects will see Tote House that is bounded by Upper Richmond Road and Woodlands Way, an obsolete five-storey office building, demolished and replaced by a new 140-bedroom hotel.

The schemes massing features three main volumes including an elliptical 10-storey tower element that curves to respond to the corner position it overlooks, an 8 floor middle section, and a low-rise 3-storey section at the back of the building.

These are then broken down by the architect further with a variety of cladding materials including clear glazing on the ground floor retail element, aluminium cladding on the tower section that's been chosen for it's metallic look to contrast with the solid, less reflective brick employed elsewhere. Adding a further counterpoint will be the black framed vertical window sections adding a certain soar to the project despite its modest height.

Although it will taller than neighbours, the scale of the scheme crucially fits broadly within the heights of other nearby buildings, most specifically the SWISH development that has a similar number of floors and even features a curving section too. Ultimately it's this height, or lack of it, that indicates the project will have rather more success than taller buildings proposed along Upper Richmond Road.

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