Hackney

Uncompromising in its design and open-plan fluidity, this remarkable loft by Azman Architects sits in the former badminton hall at the top this of this beautiful Edwardian school building opposite Victoria Park. Lofts On The Park is a community sensitive collection of 'alterna-living spaces' set behind secure gates at the Eastern end of the park, each one designed from 'shell' condition and therefore presenting an individuality that has since been lost in London since its conversion in the early 2000's. Any form of normal estate agency description would do this radical loft a disservice - it simply needs to be viewed - with the word of Riba journalist at the time, Amanda Baillieu, writing:- "An unpromising conversion of a Hackney school to a loft-style apartment did not deter the architects. Commissioned to remodel the top floor space, it introduced a new staircase and glass floor panels to create a highly individual, if idiosyncratic, vision" This must represent on of the most financially friendly entries into iconic loft living in East London.