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News Release from: Biscoe+Stanton Architects | Subject: Tallest residential building in Cambridge
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 May 2006
Tallest residential building in
Cambridge
Biscoe + Stanton develops Cambridge's tallest residential building and first london-style residential and commercial development.
London-based architect Biscoe + Stanton has completed the first phase of a £21 million luxury, private residential and commercial development close to Cambridge city centre for leading developer, Highland Property Limited The first project of its kind in the county designed to reflect London-style living, The Belvedere, which boasts Cambridge's first million pound apartment, is set to offer a new lifestyle experience for the region
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 15 Dec 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Situated on a semi-derelict triangular site just south of the city, the development features 136 dwellings divided in to one, two and three bedroom apartments and 20 penthouses, four commercial units with dedicated entrance pavilion, residents' leisure suite and landscaped courtyard.
An undercroft parking facility for 127 cars in addition to six, on-street parking spaces for use by The Belvedere's occupants are also included.
Employing traditional building materials such as brick, painted steel and cast stone, the imaginative design incorporates a dramatic 10-storey, silver metal clad tower with oval apex.
Currently Cambridge's tallest residential building, the 110 feet high tower is surrounded by seven, four and five storey low rise blocks.
Working in conjunction with Highland Properties each individual apartment has been completed to an exceptionally high standard with under-floor heating and superior quality fixtures and fittings throughout.
State-of-the-art kitchens feature stainless steel fittings and Amtico flooring.
Villeroy and Boch sanitary ware with Porcelonosa tiled floors have been used throughout the bath and shower rooms.
The commercial units and leisure suite are due for completion this summer.
About Biscoe+Stanton Architects Established in 1977 London-based Biscoe + Stanton specialises in high-end commercial, retail and residential projects.
Clients include Tesco, Dencora, Highland Homes, Bellwinch Homes, Bellway Homes, Fairview New Homes, Cathedral Plc, Southern Housing Group, NHHT, Quintain, Berkeley Homes and Linden Homes.
About Highland Property Highland Property is a dynamic operator in prime residential development, providing London style, high end residential property in the vibrant commuter locations of Suffolk and Cambridge.
The company is concerned with every aspect of development, from finding the site, planning and design, project management through to marketing and customer care.
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