Dalston Square

Dalston Square is a complex located just off Kingsland Road near Dalston Junction station in Hackney , east London, that includes approximately 500 homes, a library, public space, shops and restaurants.

Overview

The London Development Agency and the landowners – Hackney Council and Transport for London – developed the two sites at Dalston Lane South and Dalston Junction to transform the area. The development has been criticised by locals since a decaying Victorian theatre building, which had housed the pioneering music venue The Four Aces Club, was demolished to make way for the development.[1]

Located in Dalston Square is the Dalston C. L. R. James Library, the first library to open in Hackney for 20 years.[2]

Dalston Lane is the tallest Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) building in the world, and also by volume, the largest CLT project globally. Ramboll carried out full structural engineering and the design of the 33m CLT structure.[3]

References

  1. ↑ David Altheer, "Who’s buying Barratt flats at Dalston Junction", Loving Dalston.
  2. ↑ Phoebe Luckhurst, "Why you should visit Dalston Square", Evening Standard, 4 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dalston Lane". Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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