Shaftsbury House, Holloway, Islington

A mixed-use development of retail and restaurant spaces on the ground and basement floors, with a combination of private residential and social housing above. This scheme, on a prominent Islington site, has benefited from the developers and Architects working closely with the local planners to combine a series of freeholds into a single development.

Construction work is due to commence on the six-storey reinforced concrete flat slab structure in the summer of 2005. The structural form was chosen as it provided the best value solution; providing flexibility, and allowing the formation of a first floor courtyard/foyer with setbacks and transfer structures at various levels.

Architect Reading and West