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The Gate Aparthotel in Aldgate
18 Feb 2021
The Gate Aparthotel
Design: Stockwool
Address: Aldgate, London, UK

A new Aparthotel in Aldgate creates a landmark scheme for Reef Group on the city fringe, providing a new accommodation offer for the area.

This new project by Stockwool has redeveloped the former run down commercial units to provide a 189-bed, 21-storey Aparthotel. Despite the relatively modest footprint of the site, space is maximised to accommodate 8,707m2 GIA.
Located close to Aldgate East station and Brick Lane, the aparthotel features a reception at ground floor and a business lounge on the fifth floor with a residents roof terrace. The upper floors of the scheme offer panoramic views over London.
Guided by the existing building?s triangular footprint the design draws on New York?s Flat Iron building for inspiration resulting in a landmark building which successfully responds to its varied context and the challenging site constraints. It includes a brickwork base, in keeping with the surroundings, and a bronze-framed fac?ade on the upper floors.
Prefabricated elements were used to save construction time and improve quality. Precast brickwork was assembled by specialists off site and integrated with the traditional brickwork seamlessly. Thousands of special shaped bricks were procured. Complex geometries and textures were created to create a subtle layering i...