{"id":1442964,"date":"2015-02-06T20:25:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T01:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/?p=1442964"},"modified":"2015-02-10T08:30:46","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T13:30:46","slug":"london-norman-foster-250-city-road-twin-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/london-norman-foster-250-city-road-twin-towers\/","title":{"rendered":"Spin Cycle: 250 City Road Twin Towers in London Fast Track Bike Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parking at London\u2019s 250 City Road twin tower development isn&#8217;t an issue\u2014unless you drive a car. But if pedaling is more your speed, then gear up.<\/p>\n<p>The new Foster &amp; Partners high-rise in the Islington district is on track to become London\u2019s most cycle-centric residential building, with 1,486 bicycle parking spaces (one-and-a-half for each of the 930 apartments). Just as every resident gets their own apartment key and mailbox, they will also get a dedicated bike storage unit in the basement level. One quarter of the spaces will be provided in stackable storage racks. It&#8217;s the first phase of London&#8217;s new bike culture.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462080\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.53.29-PM1.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2015\/01\/26\/foster-partners-london-towers-250-city-road-one-bike-parking-space-per-bedroom-cycling\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1462080 size-full\" title=\"http:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2015\/01\/26\/foster-partners-london-towers-250-city-road-one-bike-parking-space-per-bedroom-cycling\/\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.53.29-PM1.png\" alt=\"London\u2019s 250 City Road twin tower development is the city\u2019s most bike-friendly residential building, with 1,486 bicycle parking spaces.\" width=\"1440\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.53.29-PM1.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.53.29-PM1-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.53.29-PM1-1024x571.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1462080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">London\u2019s 250 City Road twin tower development is the city\u2019s most bike-friendly residential building, with 1,486 bicycle parking spaces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462490\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.47.35-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/foster-partners-250-city-road-towers-are-uks-most-bike-friendly-high-rises\/250-city-road-fosterpartners-1\/?extend=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1462490 size-full\" title=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/foster-partners-250-city-road-towers-are-uks-most-bike-friendly-high-rises\/250-city-road-fosterpartners-1\/?extend=1\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.47.35-PM.png\" alt=\"The twin tower complex was designed by Foster &amp; Partners, a proponent for cycle culture. \" width=\"1440\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.47.35-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.47.35-PM-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.47.35-PM-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.47.35-PM-400x250.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1462490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The twin tower complex was designed by Foster &amp; Partners, a proponent for cycle culture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for car parking spots, only 200 carbon dioxide-polluters get those. The message is as crystal clear as the surrounding air\u2014motorless two-wheelers are preferred here. Giving new meaning to \u201criding the elevator,\u201d these twin skyscrapers even feature special bike lifts and a bike maintenance workshop for residents in the basement of both towers\u2014which beats getting scammed by unscrupulous car mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>The towers, 46 and 32 stories respectively, occupy the site of an 1980s business park. The development will also showcase restaurants, cafes, retailers, three floors of office space and a 190-bedroom hotel, according to <em>deZeen <\/em>magazine. It reports that developer Berkeley recruited Foster &amp; Partners after \u201cbuying the site and inheriting a previous design that it felt was not of high enough architectural merit.\u201d Foster &amp; Partners was up for the challenge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462480\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.49.50-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/foster-partners-250-city-road-towers-are-uks-most-bike-friendly-high-rises\/250-city-road-fosterpartners-1\/?extend=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1462480 size-full\" title=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/foster-partners-250-city-road-towers-are-uks-most-bike-friendly-high-rises\/250-city-road-fosterpartners-1\/?extend=1\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.49.50-PM.png\" alt=\"The 130,600-square-meter project only has 200 parking spaces for cars.\" width=\"1440\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.49.50-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.49.50-PM-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.49.50-PM-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.49.50-PM-400x250.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1462480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 130,600-square-meter project only has 200 parking spaces for cars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462476\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.50.13-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/foster-partners-250-city-road-towers-are-uks-most-bike-friendly-high-rises\/250-city-road-fosterpartners-1\/?extend=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1462476 size-full\" title=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/foster-partners-250-city-road-towers-are-uks-most-bike-friendly-high-rises\/250-city-road-fosterpartners-1\/?extend=1\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.50.13-PM.png\" alt=\"Th twin skyscrapers offer special bike elevators and a bike maintenance workshop for residents.\" width=\"1440\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.50.13-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.50.13-PM-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.50.13-PM-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-4.50.13-PM-400x250.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1462476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Th twin skyscrapers offer special bike elevators and a bike maintenance workshop for residents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Foster &amp; Partners\u2019 twin towers design exceeds Transport for London\u2019s new guidelines for high quality, bike-friendly infrastructure which are designed to transform London into a \u201c[cycle-ized] city.\u201d Under the guidelines, the 130,600-square-meter project would be expected to provide 1,223 spaces, according to <em>deZeen<\/em>, but Islington Council&#8217;s planners insisted on even higher provision. The surrounding cluster of towers will feature similar bike-centric designs for parking and storage.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s new guidelines are a proposed initiative of Mayor <strong>Boris Johnson<\/strong> to make London\u2019s streets safer, healthier and to encourage more people to ride bikes (similar to what New York City accomplished under former Mayor <strong>Mike Bloomberg<\/strong>). Johnson has approved plans to create Europe\u2019s longest segregated cycle lane through the city.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462027\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-1.05.36-AM.png\" rel=\"https:\/\/consultations.tfl.gov.uk\/cycling\/draft-london-cycling-design-standards\/user_uploads\/draft-lcds---all-chapters.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1462027 size-full\" title=\"https:\/\/consultations.tfl.gov.uk\/cycling\/draft-london-cycling-design-standards\/user_uploads\/draft-lcds---all-chapters.pdf\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-1.05.36-AM.png\" alt=\"New building guidelines are Mayor Boris Johnson\u2019s initiative to make London a cyclized city. \" width=\"1440\" height=\"1089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-1.05.36-AM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-1.05.36-AM-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-1.05.36-AM-1024x774.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1462027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New building guidelines are Mayor Boris Johnson\u2019s initiative to make London a cyclized city.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462417\" style=\"width: 934px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.41.09-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1462417\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1462417\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.41.09-AM.png\" alt=\"London Mayor Boris Johnson approved a plan to create Europe\u2019s longest segregated cycle lane through the city. \" width=\"934\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.41.09-AM.png 934w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.41.09-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.41.09-AM-139x139.png 139w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.41.09-AM-46x46.png 46w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.41.09-AM-242x242.png 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1462417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">London Mayor Boris Johnson approved a plan to create Europe\u2019s longest segregated cycle lane through the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>deZeen<\/em> magazine quoted <strong>Peter Murray<\/strong>,\u00a0member of the London Mayor&#8217;s Design Advisory Group, &#8220;It represents a big shift in London. All new developments have to meet the [cycle provision] requirements, but since this is a tall and dense project the impact and scale is impressive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Foster &amp; Partner\u2019s reputation for cycle culture and low carbon transportation is well established (21% of its employees bike to work while another 20% walk to work). In 2014, principal <strong>Norman Foster<\/strong> proposed (along with collaborators Exterior Architecture and Space Syntax) \u201cSkyCycle,\u201d his ambitious concept design for elevated cycle paths above London\u2019s railways, which according to <em>deZeen<\/em>, \u201caimed to create a 220-kilometer cycling utopia\u201d of dedicated lanes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462034\" style=\"width: 934px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.56.32-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2015\/01\/26\/foster-partners-london-towers-250-city-road-one-bike-parking-space-per-bedroom-cycling\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1462034 size-full\" title=\"http:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2015\/01\/26\/foster-partners-london-towers-250-city-road-one-bike-parking-space-per-bedroom-cycling\/\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.56.32-PM.png\" alt=\"In 2014, Norman Foster, a bike enthusiast, proposed an ambitious concept design for elevated cycle paths above London\u2019s railways.\" width=\"934\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.56.32-PM.png 934w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.56.32-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.56.32-PM-139x139.png 139w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.56.32-PM-46x46.png 46w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-07-at-3.56.32-PM-242x242.png 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1462034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 2014, Norman Foster proposed an ambitious concept design for elevated cycle paths above London\u2019s railways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462023\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.40.41-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1462023\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.40.41-AM.png\" alt=\"Architecture firm Gensler reimagined London\u2019s abandoned tube (subway) tunnels as a subterranean network of cycle paths\" width=\"1440\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.40.41-AM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.40.41-AM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-2.40.41-AM-1024x573.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1462023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Architecture firm Gensler reimagined London\u2019s abandoned tube (subway) tunnels as a subterranean network of cycle paths.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, architectural firm Gensler reimagined London\u2019s abandoned tube (subway) tunnels as a subterranean network of cycle paths that generate electricity as people walk and pedal through them. Large cosmopolitan cities are putting the pedal to the metal. Bike culture is definitely fast on the move. If only London could change its bad weather culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foster &#038; Partners&#8217; new residential development, 250 City Road, fast tracks Mayor Johnson&#8217;s plans to transform London into Europe&#8217;s most cycle-centric 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