Proctor and Matthews Architects' Lett Road apartments, completed in September 2010, might be a bold and uncompromising building, but it also had the full blessing of the planners. The east London borough of Newham's policy was to encourage intensification of the site, which is just off the main approach road to Stratford. By building to a height of 12 storeys, it has been possible to fit 64 mixed-tenure apartments (including 10 affordable units for the Guinness Trust), and to provide a landmark overlooking the Olympic Park. Thus it combines Newham's targets to increase densities and to regenerate an area characterised by disused industrial buildings and low-quality housing.
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