Arundel Square

The original Arundel Square was never completed. After three sides were finished the Victorian developer ran out of money and the North London Line was constructed in a cutting on the south side of the central gardens.

The architect and practice co-founder Bill Thomas acted as developer for the site, conceiving of the idea to deck over the railway as well as purchasing the land on the south side and the embankments. After lengthy negotiations with Network Rail and adjoining owners, Planning Approvals were gained and the site was sold on to Arundel Square Developments Ltd, a development arm of United House in partnership with Londonewcastle.

PTEa's radical approach has, in decking over the railway, created an extra acre of land, half of which will be added to Arundel Square and its park which has been completely redesigned. The square’s long-absent fourth side is now completed with a contemporary six-storey apartment building, whose layered façade has been designed to harmonise with its Victorian neighbours with the use of a limestone screen, through which project contrasting cantilevered balconies with coloured glass and timber balustrades.