Thursday 4 December 2014

Isokon / Lawn Road Flats


Architect: Wells Coates, 1934. Reinforced concrete with cement wash finish. Grade I listed. The first Modern Movement apartment block in the UK and the first major work of this architect, who went on to design Embassy Court in Brighton. Residents at Isokon have included Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Agatha Christie and James Stirling. There was an early C21st refurbishment by Avanti Architects. Hampstead, London Borough of Camden.
(Both images CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 - attribute: Images George Rex.)