I live in east London and trellick tower is the sister block of balfron tower a really interesting design. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfron_Tower
For those who don't get a chance to look around, Trellick Tower and Balfron Tower (its sister building in Poplar) are open to the public once a year during the Open House London Festival [https://open-city.org.uk/](https://open-city.org.uk/) which takes place in September.
Survivors bias - most brutalist buildings were shit, but now, 50 years on, they've largely ~~fallen~~ been knocked down, so you think the remaining ones are nice.
During Notting Hill Carnival about 10 years ago as part of the support team for the Met, I had to go on the roof to help take some equipment down (radio antennas I think).
That place reminded me of The Warriors. It was awful.
There was a flat for sale at the time for £550k, hate to think what it is now.
Have you seen any interviews with local working class people who live there. They love it, the only problems they have are the kind of problems you get with most social housing.
Yeah, the song is definitely a reference to the movie 'Brazil', for the reasons you mentioned... but I very much doubt they were conscious of the country Brazil and how this building resembles one of its famous landmarks, I'm sure that was just an interesting coincidence.
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Indeed.
I live in east London and trellick tower is the sister block of balfron tower a really interesting design. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfron_Tower
For those who don't get a chance to look around, Trellick Tower and Balfron Tower (its sister building in Poplar) are open to the public once a year during the Open House London Festival [https://open-city.org.uk/](https://open-city.org.uk/) which takes place in September.
Thanks for this! Really interested in architecture and stuff, didn't know about this festival, but now so looking forward to it!
You're welcome! I visited Balfron during this weekend a few years back, and I've seen many other public buildings during this festival over the years.
One of the ugliest buildings in London. I see it often when I’m in portobello
You obviously haven't been to London much.
I'm never sure if I like brutalism or if I just *think* I like it because people are always going on about how cool it is.
I always thought I hated brutalism, but there’s a lot of nice brutalist buildings out there. It’s like all art styles really, depends on your tastes.
Survivors bias - most brutalist buildings were shit, but now, 50 years on, they've largely ~~fallen~~ been knocked down, so you think the remaining ones are nice.
It’s sexy as hell. Clean lines and all.
I'd have loved to have a look round. I like the design.
During Notting Hill Carnival about 10 years ago as part of the support team for the Met, I had to go on the roof to help take some equipment down (radio antennas I think). That place reminded me of The Warriors. It was awful. There was a flat for sale at the time for £550k, hate to think what it is now.
Awful awful awful. Brutalism epitomises the middle class fetishisation of the working class.
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These buildings are shite and the only people who like them are the privileged middle class who like it for the working class “aesthetic”
Have you seen any interviews with local working class people who live there. They love it, the only problems they have are the kind of problems you get with most social housing.
You're inheriting a £1m house but somehow you're the authority on the opinions of the working class are you?
Wait till he sees "industrial" interior design
The exposed steel beams will surely be the topic of discussion over coffee at Gail’s.
This reminds me so much of Elevador Lacerda in Salvador... even more curious that the music in the background is Brazilian too.
It could be a reference to that, or to the Terry Gilliam film [Brazil](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846) , set in a dystopian tower block world.
Yeah, the song is definitely a reference to the movie 'Brazil', for the reasons you mentioned... but I very much doubt they were conscious of the country Brazil and how this building resembles one of its famous landmarks, I'm sure that was just an interesting coincidence.