Berkeley forced to redesign another high rise residential scheme

Developer hit by second staircases requirements on a major London high rise scheme for the second time in a month

Cheddar - The Loophole Behind NYC's Skinny Skyscrapers - 16112021

New York has always been home to some of the world’s tallest towers, but in the last 10 years the city has seen an influx of super skinny buildings towering over Central Park, built exclusively for the ultra-rich. With demand for luxury high-rise vistas being higher than ever, building developers are using every zoning opportunity they can to push height limits – and there’s one loophole that’s helping make that happen.

Building - Cost Model - High Rise Residential, 22032022

Residential towers are on the rise again. The safety and cost issues that ended their 1960s heyday have been replaced by issues around sustainability, fire and overheating but these are being addressed by the industry. Gary Hoskyn and Alex Hyams of Alinea Consulting explain, with a cost model of a typical scheme