As industries decant to sites further afield, plots have become available for commercial space to employ the new generation of local residents. Vallance Road, once the address of the Kray Twins and their gang, is undergoing regeneration and the area has already changed immensely since mid-century gangsters reigned supreme - densely built terraces housing indigenous cockneys have been replaced with larger housing typologies, however until recently the industrial buildings that once provided employment for the two-up-two-down inhabitants has remained. Specifying container construction we are able to achieve this exposing the raw structure where appropriate, yet maintaining the appearance and longevity of a permanent addition. Situated in the Whitechapel hinterland, the key driver has been to ensure that low build cost is paired with good design. Fabricated offsite from reclaimed shipping containers, at nine storeys (26m tall plus lift overrun) our latest office project will be the tallest shipping container building in the world - just beating the famous Freitag Store in Zurich. 118 Vallance Road, an East London new build office development designed by Patalab, has received planning permission from London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
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