St George's Circus: homes built from 50 types of brick for sale in south London's newest landmark

It may be in SE1 but the street plan at St George's Circus is more reminiscent of Paris. 
David Spittles5 June 2018

A new London landmark, Blackfriars Circus stands in a pocket of the capital that has a street plan reminiscent of Paris.

This development of 336 flats above street-level shops and cafés looms over splendid St George’s Circus, a Victorian obelisk memorial that stands at one end of a wide, boulevard-style road leading to a bridge across the Thames at the other.

During the 19th century and again now, the circus, postcode SE1, was one of London’s most strategic locations — a meeting point for six routes leading from and to the West End and City as well as an entertainment hub with theatres, music halls and pubs.

“It’s uncharacteristically London — formal streets converging on a sort of rond-point,” says architect Richard Lavington of Maccreanor Lavington, which has designed a “family” of four new buildings that embrace the curvature of the original circus and reinstate the concave frontage of the Victorian period.

A slender tower rises above low-rise blocks, all clad in a rich variety of brick (50 types and 11 colours), which helps knit the buildings into the surrounding conservation area and seeks to ensure they will mature gracefully.

A new public square and courtyard is ringed by offices, while colonnaded commercial premises front Blackfriars Road, part of a new Cycle Superhighway.

All in all, it is a thoughtful fusion of good town planning and architecture, often lacking in London.

By using traditional materials in a new way, the clever design has opened up previously inaccessible space and created an exciting new streetscape.

Homes for shared ownership are available alongside private apartments, many with winter gardens, and glamorous penthouses.

There is underground parking and 700 cycle spaces.

Show flats are open for viewing. Two-bedroom homes cost from £940,000.

Call Barratt on 0844 811 4334.

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