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Flats Collection (page 4)

Flats, the epitome of modern urban living, have become an integral part of our society. From An Ideal Home No. II to The Sketch Ideal Home No

Background imageFlats Collection: Modern architecture of skyscrapers and sky, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Modern architecture of skyscrapers and sky, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Background imageFlats Collection: 2016 Rut. Richmond Park

2016 Rut. Richmond Park
Come Autumn in Richmond Park, London, UK, the rutting season is in full swing. Posturing, bellowing, mud baths and chasing of hinds and does by the larger more aggressive bulls

Background imageFlats Collection: London skyline from Canary Wharf, London, England, UK

London skyline from Canary Wharf, London, England, UK

Background imageFlats Collection: Frobisher Crescent 35101_009

Frobisher Crescent 35101_009
Frobisher Crescent, The Barbican, City of London, Greater London Authority, 2021

Background imageFlats Collection: The Barbican 35101_005

The Barbican 35101_005
The Barbican, City of London, Greater London Authority, 2021

Background imageFlats Collection: The Barbican 35101_001

The Barbican 35101_001
The Barbican, City of London, Greater London Authority, 2021

Background imageFlats Collection: England, Winchester, Peninsular Barracks, Peninsular Square, Apartments Converted from Former Army

England, Winchester, Peninsular Barracks, Peninsular Square, Apartments Converted from Former Army Barracks

Background imageFlats Collection: Cascades EFC01_01_05_015_47249

Cascades EFC01_01_05_015_47249
Cascades, Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. The east elevation of Cascades, a Post-Modern tower block with a sloping profile on the Isle of Dogs

Background imageFlats Collection: Mock Tudor EFC01_01_05_015_26279

Mock Tudor EFC01_01_05_015_26279
Clifton Court, Maida Vale, Maida Vale, City of Westminster, Greater London. The entrance and front elevation of 37-46 Clifton Court, a mock Tudor block of flats in Maida Vale

Background imageFlats Collection: Marine Court 33212_015

Marine Court 33212_015
Marine Court flats and the Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards, East Sussex, 2016

Background imageFlats Collection: Nurses accommodation JLP01_08_057435

Nurses accommodation JLP01_08_057435
West Cumberland Hospital, Homewood Road, Homewood, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria. Two nurses outside the entrance to the nurses accommodation block at West Cumberland Hospital

Background imageFlats Collection: Mural painting JLP01_08_078258

Mural painting JLP01_08_078258
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. Artists painting a mural for the Victoria Park development. The Victoria Park development in Macclesfield

Background imageFlats Collection: Kitchen diner JLP01_08_078256

Kitchen diner JLP01_08_078256
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. A kitchen diner in a flat at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageFlats Collection: Living Room JLP01_08_078252

Living Room JLP01_08_078252
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. The living room of a flat at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageFlats Collection: Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078248

Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078248
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. Three girls standing beside a stone wall, looking towards flats in the distance at the Victoria Park development

Background imageFlats Collection: Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078264a

Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078264a
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. Four boys sitting on a stone wall, looking towards flats in the distance at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageFlats Collection: Precast wall panels JLP01_08_069294

Precast wall panels JLP01_08_069294
St Marys Estate, Oldham. A view of precast concrete wall panels being installed during the construction of 12M Jespersen prototype flats in Oldham

Background imageFlats Collection: Restell Close JLP01_08_074885

Restell Close JLP01_08_074885
Restell Close, Greenwich, Greater London. Looking up at a Sectra block of residential nurses flats on Restell Close, showing a group of women looking out over a balcony

Background imageFlats Collection: Sectra window panel JLP01_08_073399d

Sectra window panel JLP01_08_073399d
Restell Close, Greenwich, Greater London. Workers installing a window panel during the construction of a Sectra block of nurses flats on Restell Close

Background imageFlats Collection: Pooles Park JLP01_08_084205

Pooles Park JLP01_08_084205
Pooles Park, Finsbury Park, Islington, Greater London. Two children playing on posts in a playground besides blocks of flats at Pooles Park, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageFlats Collection: Formwork construction JLP01_08_073399e

Formwork construction JLP01_08_073399e
Restell Close, Greenwich, Greater London. A Sectra block of nurses flats under construction on Restell Close, with the steel formwork in place for the next storey to be built

Background imageFlats Collection: Retirement flat JLP01_10_17771

Retirement flat JLP01_10_17771
Oak Lodge, Cambridge Road, Wanstead, Redbridge, Greater London. A bedroom in one of the retirement flats at Oak Lodge. Laing built this block of 33 warden assisted retirement flats between December

Background imageFlats Collection: Retirement flat JLP01_10_17769

Retirement flat JLP01_10_17769
Oak Lodge, Cambridge Road, Wanstead, Redbridge, Greater London. The living room in one of the retirement flats at Oak Lodge

Background imageFlats Collection: Playground JLP01_08_084029

Playground JLP01_08_084029
Lancashire Hill, Stockport. Children playing in one of the playgrounds at Lancashire Hill, surrounded by flats built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageFlats Collection: Man at work JLP01_08_066041

Man at work JLP01_08_066041
MANCHESTER. Looking up at a worker ascending a concrete staircase during the construction of a multi-storey block of Sectra flats in Manchester

Background imageFlats Collection: Access balcony JLP01_08_074803

Access balcony JLP01_08_074803
Hahnemann Court, Carley Hill Road, Southwick, Sunderland. An access balcony on a low rise development of Sectra flats at Hahnemann Court

Background imageFlats Collection: Look inside JLP01_08_007475

Look inside JLP01_08_007475
Hareclive Road, Hartcliffe, City of Bristol. A group of women looking through the window of an Easiform flat as a policeman stands guard at the entrance on the day of its opening

Background imageFlats Collection: Flats in Hulme JLP01_08_076201b

Flats in Hulme JLP01_08_076201b
HULME, MANCHESTER. A view over the construction site of three-storey flats in Hulme, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageFlats Collection: Climbing frame JLP01_08_089089

Climbing frame JLP01_08_089089
Doddington Estate, Battersea, Wandsworth, Greater London. Children playing on a climbing frame on the Doddington Estate, with a 10-storey and 13-storey block of flats behind

Background imageFlats Collection: Asphalt roofing JLP01_08_080780

Asphalt roofing JLP01_08_080780
Doddington Estate, Battersea, Wandsworth, Greater London. Two workers asphalting the roof of a block of flats during the construction of the Doddington Estate

Background imageFlats Collection: Construction site JLP01_08_078571

Construction site JLP01_08_078571
Doddington Estate, Battersea, Wandsworth, Greater London. A view looking north-east over the Doddington Estate during the early stages of construction, with Battersea Power Station in the distance

Background imageFlats Collection: Central London YMCA JLP01_08_761537

Central London YMCA JLP01_08_761537
Central London YMCA, Great Russell Street, Camden, Greater London. The structurally-complete tower blocks of the Central London YMCA, with scaffolding erected around the two-storey podium below

Background imageFlats Collection: Balcony JLP01_08_083353

Balcony JLP01_08_083353
Alice Shepherd House, Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. A view from an access balcony in a multi-storey block of Sectra flats at Alice Shepherd House

Background imageFlats Collection: Friends outside JLP01_08_072661

Friends outside JLP01_08_072661
Bearwood House, Bearwood Road, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands. A young woman sitting in the lounge-diner of a flat at Bearwood House, waving to a friend outside

Background imageFlats Collection: Furniture delivery JLP01_08_087678

Furniture delivery JLP01_08_087678
Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, Greater London. A view of two men delivering a free-standing cupboard to a block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageFlats Collection: Urban living JLP01_08_087671

Urban living JLP01_08_087671
Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, Greater London. A young girl seated on a bench in front of a recently completed block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageFlats Collection: Aylesbury Estate Walworth JLP01_08_084729

Aylesbury Estate Walworth JLP01_08_084729
Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, Greater London. Looking north-west over the Aylesbury Estate, showing the Centre Building with its 170ft chimney and Taplow House

Background imageFlats Collection: Delivery JLP01_08_083042

Delivery JLP01_08_083042
Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, Greater London. A lorry delivering precast concrete panels from Laings factory in Andover to a block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate

Background imageFlats Collection: Easiform flats JLP01_08_010652A

Easiform flats JLP01_08_010652A
Ross Street, Devonport, City of Plymouth. A group of dignitaries stood outside the 2000th post-war Easiform dwelling in Plymouth on its ceremonial opening day

Background imageFlats Collection: Harmans Water 33139_013

Harmans Water 33139_013
Harmans Water, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire. The Square and The Newtown Pippin Public House, 2017. Harmans Water estate was begun in 1960 as a new suburb of Bracknell

Background imageFlats Collection: Opening Celebration JLP01_08_007479

Opening Celebration JLP01_08_007479
Hareclive Road, Hartcliffe, City of Bristol. A woman and her two children, the tenants of the 3000th Easiform dwelling to be completed in Bristol

Background imageFlats Collection: Gleedless Valley 28942_034

Gleedless Valley 28942_034
Gleedless Valley Housing Estate, Sheffield. Reclad tower blocks, 2017. SK3684

Background imageFlats Collection: Newfield Green 28942_023

Newfield Green 28942_023
Newfield Green, Sheffield. Late 1950s shopping parade and Blackstock public house on the Gleadless Valley Housing Estate, 2017. SK3694

Background imageFlats Collection: Newfield Green 28942_032

Newfield Green 28942_032
Newfield Green, Sheffield. Late 1950s shopping parade and Blackstock public house on the Gleadless Valley Housing Estate, 2017. SK3694

Background imageFlats Collection: Easiform flats JLP01_08_065725

Easiform flats JLP01_08_065725
CHEPSTOW, WALES. A view of a block of Easiform flats with a ground floor shop in Chepstow, showing a woman pushing a pram in the foreground

Background imageFlats Collection: Barbican construction nearing completion JLP01_09_811240

Barbican construction nearing completion JLP01_09_811240
BARBICAN, CITY OF LONDON. A view of the Barbican complex from an office block to the east of the site, showing the Barbicans three tower blocks and the Arts Centre nearing completion

Background imageFlats Collection: Barbican construction - Cromwell Tower JLP01_08_082602

Barbican construction - Cromwell Tower JLP01_08_082602
BARBICAN, CITY OF LONDON. looking north-west towards the construction of Cromwell Tower on the Barbican development site, with the Speed House terrace block on the right

Background imageFlats Collection: Barbican construction - complete JLP01_11_17077_12

Barbican construction - complete JLP01_11_17077_12
BARBICAN, CITY OF LONDON. The completed Barbican development from a high vantage point to the south-east, showing Shakespeare Tower (left) and Cromwell Tower (right)




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Flats, the epitome of modern urban living, have become an integral part of our society. From An Ideal Home No. II to The Sketch Ideal Home No. VI, these compact dwellings have captured the imagination of architects and designers alike. Whether it's the Brandon Estate in Southwark or Marine Court in St Leonards-on-Sea, they have transformed city skylines across the globe. Take a stroll through Maida Vale's Morshead Mansions or Wanstead Flats Fair, and you'll witness how these structures seamlessly blend into their surroundings. From Hong Kong's Choi Hung Estate to Wong Tai, public housing estates have provided affordable homes for countless families over the years. These developments stand as a testament to humanity's commitment towards creating inclusive communities and can not just about shelter; they offer recreational opportunities too. Picture an empty tennis court at Choi Hung Estate or Dolphin Square Gardens in Pimlico – spaces that foster social interactions and promote healthy lifestyles. But flats aren't limited to residential purposes alone; they hold historical significance too. Remember Sir Malcolm Campbell sitting proudly in Bluebird's cockpit back in 1935? It was within those walls that records were shattered and dreams were realized. It also find their way into popular culture – from being featured on Led Zeppelin album covers like Physical Graffiti to becoming iconic landmarks like St Marks Place in Manhattan's East Village. They symbolize progress and serve as reminders of our collective aspirations. So let us cherish these architectural marvels that shape our cities' landscapes - be it London County Councils' housing estates or New York City skyscrapers - for they represent not just bricks and mortar but also dreams woven together by human ingenuity. In this ever-changing world, flats continue to evolve with us - adapting to new technologies while staying true to their purpose: providing comfortable homes where memories are made and lives are lived fully.