Hawkins Brown Architects LLP

Portlands Place East Village

Portlands Place East Village
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PORTLANDS PLACE EAST VILLAGE

Hawkins\Brown

ARCHITECTS
Hawkins\brown

FIRE CONSULTANT
Bb7

CONTRACTORS
Mace

SERVICES ENGINEERS
Hurley Palmer Flatt, Chapman Bdsp

AMENITY DESIGN
Id:sr

PROJECT MANAGER
Cast

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Walsh

ACOUSTIC CONSULTANTS
Rba

PLANNING CONSULTANTS
Quod

FACADE CONSULTANT
Inhabit

OPERATOR CLIENT
Get Living

COST MANAGEMENT
Arcadis

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Townshend, Hed

CDM PRINCIPAL DESIGNER
Orsa Projects

INVESTMENT CLIENT
Qatari Diar, Delancey

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Vanceva, Deba, Fp Mccann, Glutz, Haecker, Integrated Doorsets, Metal Yapi

APPROVED INSPECTOR
Butler & Young

AREA
57090 M²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Stratford, United Kingdom

CATEGORY
Mixed Use Architecture, Apartments

Text description provided by architect.

The new build-to-rent scheme - named Portlands Place - completes the primary axis of East Village – an anchor within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park masterplan.

Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy
Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy

Designed by Hawkins\Brown and constructed by Mace, it provides 524 homes with a focus on communal spaces and social interaction within a brightly colored facade that distinguishes it from its neighbors.

The latest design thinking has been employed to provide a socially unified building, with shared amenities, workspaces, bars, and cafes that foster interaction between residents, encouraging people to put down roots in this new part of London.

Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy
Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy

The two towers – at 26 and 31 stories – and two ten-story pavilions are merged into a single interconnected development through a double-height inhabited sky bridge.

It provides generous space for shared living including lounges, communal dining rooms, a cinema room, wellness studio, along with room for informal working and meeting.

Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy
Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy

These spaces open out onto extensive roof gardens that provide fantastic views across London and the Olympic Park.

Built using High Rise Solutions (HRS), Mace’s specialized MMC system, it was possible to reach a momentum of installing a floor per week – thereby reducing vehicle movement by 40% and significantly reducing environmental disruption, noise, and pollution.

Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy
Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy

The ground floor of the tallest tower contains the super-lobby, where the concierge and building management come together at a hotel-style front reception desk.

There is also an automated e-commerce delivery and collection facility.

Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy
Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy

Co-working space can be found on the ground floor of the western block.

The building’s pre-cast facade is in keeping with the established architecture of East Village, but the vibrant color scheme and colored glass balconies are a provocative departure from the background colors of the rest of the Athletes’ Village.

Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy
Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy

The different color schemes on the two towers reflect their different contexts; the greens and blues picking up the colors of the wildflowers in the park and the orange and reds reflect the emerging urban scene of Stratford city.

Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy
Portlands Place East Village
© Simon Kennedy



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Plan - Ground Floor
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Plan - Second Floor
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Plan - Tenth Floor
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Plan - Twelfth Floor
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Site Plan

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