We wanted Portlands Place to offer not just a home but a sense of community; somewhere to put down roots in this new part of London. So we designed a socially unified building, with generous amenity and green spaces at ground floor level as well as a dramatic tenth floor skybridge, with its lounges, communal dining rooms, cinema room, wellness studio, and informal working and meeting spaces. All opening out onto extensive roof gardens that provide fantastic views across London and the Olympic Park.

We wanted the building to be as colourful as possible; to make it stand out from the surrounding apartment buildings as the last plot in the Athletes’ Village, and reflect the natural landscape of the Olympic Park. Mace’s technical expertise helped us realise this vision. By utilising offsite manufacturing, we were able to achieve the subtle changes in the colours you see in each of the buildings.

Using High Rise Solutions (HRS), Mace’s specialised MMC system, it was possible to reach a momentum of installing a floor per week, reducing vehicle movements by 40% and significantly reducing environmental disruption, noise, and pollution.