The Apex development becomes an
important new focus in the public realm at a principal new crossing from
the City through Shoreditch to Hoxton and beyond. Improvements to the
public realm include broad covered pavements along the principal
frontages, a new courtyard open to the west, improved highway crossings
north and south from the site, the option of two-way traffic in Great
Eastern Street and a pedestrianised Tabernacle Square addressing the south
aspect of the development. Within the site there is a pedestrian
north-south route through the link-block and east-west route across the
courtyard. The podium wings extend the prevailing urban grain of the South
Shoreditch Conservation Area across the site to the western apex of the
Shoreditch Triangle, above which the landmark tower addresses important
aspects from Great Eastern Street, Old Street, Rivington Street, Paul
Street, Pitfield Street, Tabernacle Street and Tabernacle Square. The
horizontal curved prow of the south wing continues the long northeastern
frontage of Great Eastern Street, characterized by the bull nosed corners
and stripped classicism of mid to late 19th century manufactory buildings.
The landmark tower with its tall reflexive curve concludes this Great
Eastern Street frontage. |
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