Building in London often means balancing the desire to create something new and contemporary with the need to harmonize with the city’s rich historic fabric. A new 163-unit apartment complex called Cadence does just that in Kings Cross, a major rail hub in the heart of London. 

With two towers rising just 12 and 16 stories, Cadence maximizes density without overshadowing other buildings in the area. Its red-brick facade — prefabricated offsite to reduce emissions — draws inspiration from the Victorian architecture nearby, as well as from ancient Roman construction techniques. Arches at the base of the building, meanwhile, nod to the railway viaducts that once stood on the site. Read more from Feargus O’Sullivan in the latest entry in our Look at That Building series today on CityLab: A London Apartment Tower With Echoes of Victorian Rail and Ancient Rome

— Linda Poon

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