STRATFORD SKYSCRAPER
SOM
Stratford Skyscraper offers a new residential paradigm by re-
envisioning high-rise living and how London’s rich variety of
residential typologies can be brought into a vertically stacked
building, creating homes that are not only generous in the area
but also in volume. The brief centered on people and how they
interact with each other in high-rise living. The 248 residences are a
combination of spacious loft-style apartments and boutique single-
storey homes, topped by a dramatic three-bedroom penthouse and
providing a total of 13 different apartment types.
Manhattan Loft Corporation Founder and CEO, Harry Handelsman
is excited about the impact The Stratford Hotel and Lofts will have
on London: “Picture the perfect 21st-century hotel, what do you
see? Impeccable facilities, immaculate service, and a great location
are all vital. But it needs that unique pulse those famous Manhattan
hotels had, like the Carlyle, the Chelsea. A club, meeting place,
hotel, and home that never treats you like you’re ordinary”.