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Saffron Square
Saffron Square Tower, Croydon, London.jpg
Saffron Tower after completion in 2016
Saffron Square
General information
AddressWellesley Road
Town or city Croydon
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Construction started2011
Completed2016
ClientBerkeley Homes (South East London) Ltd
Height134 m (440 ft) [1]
Technical details
Structural systemWSP Group Plc
Floor count43
Design and construction
ArchitectRolfe Judd
Structural engineerManhire Associates Ltd.
Website
berkeleygroup.co.uk/new-homes/london/croydon/saffron-square

Saffron Square (formerly known as Wellesley Square) is a town square and high-rise building in Croydon, United Kingdom. The purple and red Saffron Tower is currently the second-tallest building in Croydon.

Contents

Saffron Square is part of the Croydon Vision 2020 regeneration plan for the London Borough of Croydon to add to its goal of being London's Third City. The area was developed by Berkeley Homes. Planning permission for the tower was given in April 2008, [2] and construction began in 2011, with completion in 2016.

History

Saffron Square in May 2014 Saffron Square, Croydon.JPG
Saffron Square in May 2014

In the mid-2000s, the development of tall buildings was being encouraged in the London Plan, which would lead to the erection of new skyscrapers over the next few years as London went through a high-rise boom. [3]

By 2008, the site, on main Croydon thoroughfare Wellesley Road, had lain fallow for over ten years. The project aimed to start in 2008 with completion in 2012, however, construction started in 2011. By June 2013, the tower's construction was well underway with its final completion expected in 2015. [4] [5] As of early 2014, a large part of the project had been completed. Upon completion, Saffron Square would be the tallest residential tower in Croydon, with 414 private apartments and penthouses.

Saffron Tower was nominated for the 2016 Carbuncle Cup for the ugliest building of the previous 12 months, [6] but the award went to Lincoln Plaza in Docklands. [7]

Plans

Berkeley Homes' proposals for this key northern gateway site include, but are not limited to:

See also

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References

  1. "Pinnacle Apartments". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. "Saffron Square" (PDF). Berkeley Homes. p. 2. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  3. "London - Full Summary of Projects". Will Fox, SkyscraperCity.com. Retrieved 15 December 2006.
  4. "Tower Crane Arrives At Saffron Square". Skyscrapernews.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. "Saffron Square". Emporis.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.[ dead link ]
  6. "Carbuncle Cup 2016 shortlist unveiled". bdonline.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. "Carbuncle Cup 2016: Luxury flats dubbed 'embodiment of sea sickness'". BBC. 7 September 2016.