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Balfron Tower: Exterior · Erno Goldfinger brutalist architecture
1/7 · Exterior · Erno Goldfinger brutalist architecturePhoto: Graeme Maclean · CC BY 2.0 · source
Balfron Tower: Exterior · Southwest view of the Balfron Tower, Poplar
2/7 · Exterior · Southwest view of the Balfron Tower, PoplarPhoto: Doyle of London · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Balfron Tower: Exterior · Southwest view of the Balfron Tower, Poplar
3/7 · Exterior · Southwest view of the Balfron Tower, PoplarPhoto: Doyle of London · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Balfron Tower: Exterior · The so-called "service tower" of Balfron Tower, housing the lift shafts, drying rooms and rubbish chutes
4/7 · Exterior · The so-called "service tower" of Balfron Tower, housing the lift shafts, drying rooms and rubbish chutesPhoto: Graeme Maclean · CC BY 2.0 · source
Balfron Tower: Interior · Balfron Tower E14, Poplar, London, UK
5/7 · Interior · Balfron Tower E14, Poplar, London, UKPhoto: Cianboy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Balfron Tower: Interior · The Lobby of the Balfron Tower (1965-7) by Erno Goldfinger
6/7 · Interior · The Lobby of the Balfron Tower (1965-7) by Erno GoldfingerPhoto: Steve Cadman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Balfron Tower: Model
7/7 · ModelPhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo 1: Exterior · Erno Goldfinger brutalist architecturePhoto 2: Exterior · Southwest view of the Balfron Tower, PoplarPhoto 3: Exterior · Southwest view of the Balfron Tower, PoplarPhoto 4: Exterior · The so-called "service tower" of Balfron Tower, housing the lift shafts, drying rooms and rubbish chutesPhoto 5: Interior · Balfron Tower E14, Poplar, London, UKPhoto 6: Interior · The Lobby of the Balfron Tower (1965-7) by Erno GoldfingerPhoto 7: Model

Housing · Brutalism

Balfron Tower

Erno Goldfinger · London, GB · 1967

Key featuresSeparate service tower linked to the flats by bridges every third floor.

Architect
Erno Goldfinger
Place
London, GB
Year
1967
Typology
Housing
Movement
Brutalism
Region
Europe
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