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Hugging the west side of Central London's City Road Basin, the curvy 36-storey Lexicon development by property developer Mount Anvil and housing provider Affinity Sutton has welcomed residents. Stunning new photos from our Forum show the three-building project's striking curtain wall glass and curvilinear form bathed in the low sunlight, revealing the building's shiny sleek surface.
The tallest building in the London Borough of Islington shares its material and detailing with that of the other two buildings in the development, but the massing of each is distinctly individual. The development contains 200 private and 107 affordable one-, two-, and three-bedroom units alongside an amenities package that includes a spa, residents' lounge, retail space, and a public courtyard.
The smooth full-height glass exterior allows for outstanding views over London, which are only amplified further up from the full-width terraces hosted on the canted crown of the building. The clean and unfussy exterior is unhindered by superfluous ornamentation, opting instead for a simple elegance. Stylish and sophisticated facades are a hallmark of architecture practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, whose former partner Adrian Smith designed Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building.
Recent photos from Forum contributor MafaldaBoy highlight the building's slender profile, small footprint, and canalside location. An excellent addition to the London skyline, the development continues the current trend of emergent residential towers in the core, amidst historic neighbourhoods that had traditionally maintained their built form. New skyscrapers like this emphasize the important relationship between urban design, architecture, and public realm in cities like London, where tall tower development is a relatively new phenomena.
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