London, UK - Residential
Mount Pleasant, also known as Signature Place, is the second phase in the Postmark redevelopment, a major mixed use development in central London. Set in two buildings around a range of landscaped courtyards and roof terraces, Mount Pleasant brings a further 131 contemporary homes ranging from one to three bedrooms to the wider neighbourhood: comprising 650 apartments and 23,000 sq ft of community and retail spaces.
The development is on the site of the iconic Mount Pleasant postal sorting office, adjacent to the Postal Museum, attracting over 130,000 visitors a year.
Mount Pleasant is a cornerstone between two new public thoroughfares, Jubilee Walk and Salutation Gardens. The new interconnection is designed to significantly improve residents and public access to green spaces in the local area.
Working on such a prominent site, the project team and trusted supply chain worked closely with London Borough of Camden to seamlessly integrate Mount Pleasant into the wider masterplan, from landscaping, coordination of the spa and fitness centre, down to detailed design features such as the deep reveals of the windows – designed to provide articulation and variety in the facade, whilst Juliet balconies maximise ventilation and provide amenity for residents.
Ryder progressed the project from developed design, working closely with the contractor McAleer & Rushe, providing quality delivery to NHBC standards, achieving a BREEAM Very Good rating and Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4.
The buildings are striking yet clean and simplistic, taking inspiration from an industrial material palette – predominantly light buff coloured ‘London stock’ bricks with flush pointed natural colour lime mortar and metal balconies and railing supplemented by carefully detailed brick bonding.
