The Mansion monogram references the arts and crafts period, when mansion blocks were first built in London.
Pentagram has developed a strategy and visual identity for , a 22-unit development in Central London that modernises the concept of a mansion block.
Pentagram鈥檚 approach was informed by London鈥檚 long history of mansion buildings. A result of the population boom during the industrial revolution, mansion blocks were built in the late 19th century to meet the demands of the new wealthy to have a 辫颈别诲-脿-迟别谤谤别 in the capital. A distinctly London-based idea, these apartment blocks use Queen Anne鈥檚, Arts and Crafts and Edwardian style architecture, and are unified by red brick facades with terracotta detailing. The blocks are concentrated in the historically wealthy areas of Kensington, Marylebone and Knightsbridge.
In developing the approach, Pentagram wanted to connect this modern apartment building to its historical context. Essential to this was maintaining the material vernacular. This is expressed through a monogram, in a 'faience terracotta', similar to London Brick used to build Harrods (originally a mansion block) and the Natural History Museum. The monogram also references the graphic style of the Arts and Crafts period, and emphasises one of the development鈥檚 focal points, a private garden.
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