Manhattan Loft Gardens is a 143-meter-tall tower featuring two cantilevers, designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM). It overlooks the 2012 Olympic Park in London.
SOM designed a concrete and steel frame structure to incorporate three sky gardens within this 42-story building.
Most floors of the Manhattan Attic Garden are supported by a truss system located around the cantilevers on the 10th and 28th floors.
This structural approach allows for the removal of half the columns, creating open spaces within the tower, which rests atop a rectangular platform.
Kent Jackson, SOM’s design partner, explained, “The way we determine the overall form of the entire building is actually a balancing act.”
In essence, the different sections of a cantilevered building must balance each other structurally.
Architects note that the “post-tensioning methods” necessary to achieve this balance are typically reserved for large-scale infrastructure projects.
Located in Stratford, East London, Manhattan Attic Garden sits on the edge of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the site of the 2012 Olympic Games.
This is the latest development by Harry Handelsman for his real estate company, Manhattan Loft Corporation.
The project includes 248 apartments across 13 different types, along with a hotel and destination restaurants.
Reports indicate that the former head chef of Marylebone’s Chiltern Firehouse will open a restaurant on the 7th floor.
The hotel and apartments are integrated under the system called ‘Stratford,’ providing residents with a luxurious high-rise experience. Features include double-height ceilings, concierge services, membership clubs, and a layout designed to foster a ‘vertical community.’
Both hotel rooms and apartments can be booked for short-term stays ranging from 7 days up to 3 months, as well as long-term rentals of 6 to 12 months.
The sky gardens on the 7th, 25th, and 36th floors feature wildflower gardens, barbecue areas, party spaces, and bars. Wood paneling blends seamlessly with the underside of the overhanging horizontal planes.
White-painted steel beams and raw concrete walls continue the industrial aesthetic throughout the entire apartment building.
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