Heritage & Architecture

Heritage and Architecture

King’s Cross is inextricably linked to London’s industrial past. The telescopic gasholder was invented in 1824 and provided the storage needed to meet the demand of an ever-expanding city.

Refurbishing History

The interlocking gasholder triplets were built and revised between 1860 and 1880 and now, some 150 years later, they are once again responding innovatively to The Capital’s ever increasing population.

The world may have transformed around them, but the body and scale of the gasholder guide frames has not changed. The hard work and vision of engineers and craftsmen past and present will be rewarded as the gasholder guide frames rise in their new location beside the Regent’s Canal.

The architects of Gasholders – WilkinsonEyre have created an extraordinary, ever changing facade that appears alive and responsive to passers-by.

Gasholder Triplet Apartments, King's Cross

The building

These Grade II listed structures demanded the expertise and passion of a highly skilled team at Shepley Engineers, a firm that had also worked on the refurbishment of the roof of St Pancras station.

Most of its 145 residences have generous private balconies or terraces with views across the capital. Full height triple-glazing emphasises this panoramic living alongside folding, perforated screens peppered across the faÃ§ade for privacy and protection from the sun.

Gasholders, canalside apartments, King's Cross

Inside, a feature staircase and highest quality finishes enhance the splendid marriage of contemporary architecture and Victorian engineering.

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