White Church Lane, Aldgate

Rising 20 storeys above a basement and ground floor café unit in East Aldgate, White Church Lane is a residential tower constructed with an RC frame, SFS infill, and a brick-slip cladding system. Appointed for RIBA Stages 4 and 5 following planning, Shorten secured approval for an additional secondary stair to meet enhanced fire-safety standards and re-optimised all apartment layouts to maximise net sellable area. The result is a technically robust and commercially efficient scheme that delivers a measurable GDV uplift through detailed design and buildability refinement.