Breathtaking views are just one of the attributes of this home in London’s Centre Point, which honours the building’s brutalist history while showcasing the best in contemporary design.
From the 27th floor of one of the most iconic brutalist buildings in London, the metropolis reveals itself like a three-dimensional map. High enough to take in the tangled plan of streets and the sweep of the landscape, yet still close enough to see people on the pavements below, Centre Point is a tower block hard-wired to the city’s energy. Designed by George Marsh of R Seifert and Partners architects and completed in 1966, the 117 metre-high skyscraper was vacant for years after its completion and was mainly office space until, in 2015, it was converted for residential use.
Almacantar, the developers behind the landmark’s latest rebirth, chose Angel O’Donnell studio to design the interiors of this dual-aspect, three-bedroom apartment. Co-founders Richard Angel and Ed O’Donnell injected the blank canvas with plenty of character to allow prospective buyers to imagine living here. Gone are the days of bringing a bland, beautiful box to market; Ed believes people want a point of view. ‘We didn’t hold back, and that’s the strength of the building and who’s invested in living here,’ he says. ‘It used to be very “Marmite”, but people have understood the architecture and fallen in love with it again.