Trellick Tower is an apartment complex built back in the early 1970s, designed in the brutalist style by Ernő Goldfinger as it was falling out of fashion. Like many similar housing complexes, it became a site of crime, drug use and other misdemeanours. Over time however it found favour and crime was reduced by a number of measures, including the formation of a resident’s association, and it became a desireable place to live. The tower was given Grade II listing status in 1998.
The building has featured on TV and in movies on many occasions and is a structure I instantly recognise due to its distict shape and “outrigger” design. Despite this, other than it being in London, I didn’t really know where it was so I was pleasantly surprised when I turned a corner while visiting Portobello Road market and it appeared right before my eyes.
Brutalist buildings
A design for the future
Or so people thought
Olympus XA3 & Ilford HP5+. Lab developed in Xtol.
Taken on 19 August 2021
Steel City Snapper photography 
I guess that having the fire escape separated from the main block has some advantages
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It’s an interesting design. I found this webpage providing some details of the structure:
https://www.archdaily.com/151227/ad-classics-trellick-tower-erno-goldfinger
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