I had started a thread for the same scheme earlier this year, with screengrabs from the public consultation. However, I've since been unable to find the thread with the in hindsight ridiculously long thread title. Furthermore following the introduction of the new website the code that underpins the summary posts, formats into an image, not the summary.
Not bad looking with the grid structure and it fits in well in this neighborhood, but 32 floors at 98 metres - is this restricted to applicants less than 1.5 m in height I wonder?
Floor to floor heights appear to be 3m, so allow 300mm for RC floor thickness, 75mm screed and wood floor finish, and 25mm plaster ceiling finish, and finished floor to underside of ceiling is about 2.6m (8'-6"). This should be OK though not generous.
It should be easy for tall people to change ceiling light bulbs then! But, this is consistent with the paucity of economy and generosity when it comes to new builds in Britain. Probably not here but when buyers could pay £1m and above for a new property it does seem very mean and penny-pinching.
Do you know what ceiling heights in other countries are as you always seem to suggest they are low in the UK in relation to elsewhere? Maybe they are shallower in most places as there are more underflooring and ceiling cabling, ducts etc than in older builds?
I tend to compare with New York and other US cities which perhaps is a bad comparison, considering everything is bigger and space is not at a premium. I am also familiar with Dubai and Tokyo, having lived there. Perhaps London is more in line with Europe, however 32 floors does seem a lot of floors for a build under 100 metres, and one has to take into account ground levels, lobby and plant rooms etc.
Of course, the underlying factor is financial gain and the more units to cram into a new build the higher the returns. Not a bad thing as profitability must come first. And if people are happy to rent/buy into that, so be it.
It is not. The ceiling height on the Continent is at least 2.80, but in Vienna/Berlin/Paris/Rome etc. the ceilings of the classical residential buildings are higher than 10 feet.
Standard developer-lead houses (aka the rabbit hutches seen on the edge of many UK towns & cities) have a floor to ceiling height of 2.4m to match the default height of plasterboard - no waste of time or materials from cutting the boards to fit. I think this standard creates mean & poky living spaces. Although I think the London space standards specify a minimum height which is larger than the 2.4m standard?
Could a Mod please merge this thread, to the one with the link below. These are the same projects, however the one linked to had a more long-winded name and hence i forgot it's exact name.
One would imagine that new tall residential buildings for the regular housing type market in most countries have similar minimum floor to ceiling heights.
Its not reasonable to compare regular floor to ceiling heights of modern buildings with those of early 20th buildings or of older buildings, and many buildings in hotter countries such as in Spain and Spanish colonies tend to have very high floor to ceiling heights due to the need for cross ventilation.
I suppose your not counting the much taller Baltimore tower which is rather prominent on your campaign website or does that one enhance the 80's business park vibe of Pepper St?
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