Say hello to Barratt Homes' 'Brixton Square' on Coldharbour Lane (old Cooltan site)

[Gramsci]

er, notorious for what?

If one finds it to "notorious" then one can go to Dulwich Village instead

"Dulwich Village is also within easy reach with plenty of shops, restaurants, cafes and green open spaces"

http://www.barratthomes.co.uk/Find-a-Home/New-Developments/H5913-Brixton-Square/Local-Area/

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

If one finds it to "notorious" then one can go to Dulwich Village instead

"Dulwich Village is also within easy reach with plenty of shops, restaurants, cafes and green open spaces"

http://www.barratthomes.co.uk/Find-a-Home/New-Developments/H5913-Brixton-Square/Local-Area/

No mention of Clapham?

 

[Gramsci]

no·to·ri·ous​

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   [noh-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-, nuh-] Show IPA​

adjective​

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widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms:infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.

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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/notorious​

 

[Gramsci]

No mention of Clapham?

Afraid there is. Full quote:

If you want to stay closer to home, both Brockwell Park and Clapham Common offer acres of green space in which to relax and unwind or enjoy a run. Dulwich Village is also within easy reach with plenty of shops, restaurants, cafes and green open spaces.

http://www.barratthomes.co.uk/Find-a-Home/New-Developments/H5913-Brixton-Square/Local-Area/

It is interesting that Barrats are using Brixton Village as selling point. Also they are emphasising the Brixton is really almost in Clapham or Dulwich (according to them) so you are not trapped in "notorious " Brixton.

 

[Gramsci]

One thing Barrats website does not mention is living near the "notorious" Barrier Block.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Afraid there is. Full quote:

If you want to stay closer to home, both Brockwell Park and Clapham Common offer acres of green space in which to relax and unwind or enjoy a run. Dulwich Village is also within easy reach with plenty of shops, restaurants, cafes and green open spaces.

http://www.barratthomes.co.uk/Find-a-Home/New-Developments/H5913-Brixton-Square/Local-Area/

It is interesting that Barrats are using Brixton Village as selling point. Also they are emphasising the Brixton is really almost in Clapham or Dulwich (according to them) so you are not trapped in "notorious " Brixton.

I sat on Clapham Common for an hour yesterday. So much more accessible and not nearly as notorious as Brockwell Park. Almost wanted to move back

Give it time and I reckon the Barrier Block will be described as vibrant and edgy

 

[Ms T]

I think they possibly mean notable. Or something.

Famous? They clearly don't know what notorious means.

 

[snowy_again]

I hate them for putting Duran Duran into my head.

 

[colacubes]

I hate them for putting Duran Duran into my head.

Innit. FFS I could do without that to start the day

 

[snowy_again]

It's not too bad - i've been singing the theme music to Game of Thrones since about 8 am.

Your strapline reminded me that I was given a bottle of Lambeth Walk porter last night:

http://www.bythehorns.co.uk/LW.html their website seems appropriate for Brixton Sq. but they're from Earlsfield, so I guess it's understandable.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Maybe notorious for selling giant snails and... I'm struggling here

Notorious for occasionally smelling a bit off on a hot day?

 

[editor]

And here's the delightful piece of architecture that's coming our way.

Is it an office block? Council offices? No, it's Brixton Square, the kind of square where the public aren't allowed in!

http://www.urban75.org/blog/brixton...ith-flats-starting-at-a-quarter-of-a-million/

 

[Rushy]

And here's the delightful piece of architecture that's coming our way.

Is it an office block? Council offices? No, it's Brixton Square, the kind of square where the public aren't allowed in!

http://www.urban75.org/blog/brixton...ith-flats-starting-at-a-quarter-of-a-million/

They have probably worked very hard to tie it in with the ugliness of other properties in its vicinity.
On that basis, they have done a great job.

 

[editor]

They have probably worked very hard to tie it in with the ugliness of other properties in its vicinity.
On that basis, they have done a great job.

The Barrier Block may not be to everyone's taste, but at least it's original and distinctive, and very well built. It's instantly recognisable and a local landmark.

That factory/office block looking-thing is about as bland and as anonymous as it gets.

 

[snowy_again]

It looks identical to that Clapham Park development on Kings Avenue, minging.

 

[Dan U]

Looks like standard, identi-kit craned on in panels shite.

They just hit 'random' on some CAD computer I swear and send the dimensions off to a factory to get it built.

Looks shit basically, and that's on the graphics, normally they look worse after

 

[Crispy]

Barratts are notorious for not giving a shit about design. They're a pure numbers company. Square meters, cost, profit.

 

[Rushy]

The Barrier Block may not be to everyone's taste, but at least it's original and distinctive.

It is that.

 

[clandestino]

Notorious is the new edgy.

 

[CH1]

And here's the delightful piece of architecture that's coming our way.

Is it an office block? Council offices? No, it's Brixton Square, the kind of square where the public aren't allowed in!

http://www.urban75.org/blog/brixton...ith-flats-starting-at-a-quarter-of-a-million/

Nice large south-facing windows - but I share the concerns raised by someone who Tweeted this afternoon:
David @BrixtonianDave
Will Brixton Square have a "safe" drug dealing zone in their gated community for testosterone fuelled bond-traders?

If not - I fear the current Mecca for drug tourism that is Coldharbour Lane will become even more edgy - and violent!

 

[CH1]

The Barrier Block may not be to everyone's taste, but at least it's original and distinctive, and very well built. It's instantly recognisable and a local landmark.

I share that sentiment - and I will be happy to sign up to a proposed listing. One of the Ted Hollamby era projects which somehow managed to fall on its feet.
Check his obituary - he had quite a different background from what you would expect, given what he "threw up" in his Lambeth days.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2000/jan/24/guardianobituaries

 

[story]

And here's the delightful piece of architecture that's coming our way.

Is it an office block? Council offices? No, it's Brixton Square, the kind of square where the public aren't allowed in!

http://www.urban75.org/blog/brixton...ith-flats-starting-at-a-quarter-of-a-million/

Jeesus. How depressing.

Way to homogenise the area, Barratts...

That could be Anywheresville.

 

[peterkro]

Notice the typical Brixton pedestrians.

 

[CH1]

Notice the typical Brixton pedestrians.

Maybe they will indeed be typical by the time this Social Cleansing Council has finished its work!

 

[editor]

I don't think there's a black face to be seen on any of their promotion for this factory housing development.

 

[clandestino]

It looks a bit like the council offices opposite the Canterbury Arms. Maybe that's the look they were going for?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I don't think there's a black face to be seen on any of their promotion for this factory housing development.

A few people have noticed that. Maybe it's time someone mentioned it to them.

 

[madolesance]

Jeesus. How depressing.

Way to homogenise the area, Barratts...

That could be Anywheresville.

Not to different from Effra Parade primary school replacement.
So dull but it allows them to pack em in.

 

[editor]

Not to different from Effra Parade primary school replacement.

They look more or less identical.

 

[mizfick]

Someone needs to shoot the copywriter. Immediately. I wonder who will live there though, I have a feeling some Brixsters wouldn't - then again they've cunningly blocked the view of the Barrier Block so that flats overlook each other. This isn't really gentrification it's charmless redevelopment - and it's very optimistic if you think about it, in fact it's clutching at straws. Not on the scale of Wapping or East End gentrification where I seem to remember amongst the plastic flats there were some old buildings with history involved.