Topping out of the halo
- Category: News
- Date Published: 21st May 2025
Rolfe Judd is proud to have played a key role in a truly unique event that brought cricket to new heights to celebrate the topping out of The Halo.
The Lord’s Taverners charity hosted what is believed to be the highest-ever cricket pitch in London, staging a one-off match atop the historic Oval gas holder, now being transformed into The Halo, a striking new residential development by the Berkeley Group.
The rooftop cricket session marked the launch of a £750,000 partnership between the Berkeley Foundation and the Lord’s Taverners, a charity dedicated to empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged backgrounds through cricket. Participants from the Surrey Super 1s programme embedded signed cricket balls into the rooftop concrete, creating a lasting legacy of the day. England cricket legends Mike Gatting, Monty Panesar, and Chris Tremlett joined the celebration, which also commemorated the Lord’s Taverners’ 75th anniversary.
The Halo forms part of Berkeley’s wider Oval Village regeneration, which will deliver over 1,300 new homes revitalising a former brownfield site at the heart of London. Homes at The Halo are set to launch from 7 June 2025, with residents expected to move in from 2028.
Rolfe Judd Architecture and Rolfe Judd Planning were appointed by Berkeley Group to redesigned the scheme within the Grade II Listed gas holder and our revision epitomises a harmonious blend of heritage preservation and contemporary urban living. Through meticulous attention to detail, we updated the plans for the restoration of an historical landmark such as the gasholder guide frame, to be done in situ, preserving a piece of London’s industrial. This event exemplifies our commitment to creating spaces that inspire and bring people together.
