Norman Foster has designed some iconic buildings in London, ranging from the British Museum Great Court to the Gherkin commercial skyscraper. But of all the different typologies of projects that he has worked on in the capital, one – the residential tower – has eluded him. The Corniche, a trio of residential towers on Albert Embankment for Berkeley Homes in 2018, was a Foster + Partners design, but the interiors were designed by others.

Now, Foster’s first fully designed residential high-rise in the capital has completed. Principal Tower is a 163m-tall 50-storey skyscraper containing 299 luxury flats and located in Shoreditch on the eastern fringe of the City. Unlike the Corniche and other similar projects, Foster has designed every aspect of the building, both inside and out.

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