More Towers Planned In Blackwall

More Towers Planned In Blackwall

Published on 04-10-2010 by Skyscrapernews.com
There might be a recession on right now in the building industry and falling residential construction, but one place that's still getting the projects is the east end of London where the tower blocks continue to be proposed, albeit at a slower rate than the peak.

The proposals have been designed for developer, the Workspace Group, to regenerate part of Poplar Business Park on Preston's Road. Although the immediate area is largely offices as one would expect from the name of the site, there is already a tall residential project nearby, No 1 The Gateway.

The new scheme builds on the fact that residential is increasingly in demand here now and will extend this with 321 apartments, 29 of which will be socially rented with 15 aimed at the intermediate market, plus 211 square metres of restaurants, a hotel of 91 rooms, 110 parkings paces, and a public space in the middle of the development.

Designed by Barton Willmore, it features a number of different blocks, thirteen in total spread over three buildings, with the bulk of the accommodation situated in an F shaped element enclosing an outside area for residents. Individual elements here range between three and sixteen storeys topped by a mixture of roof gardens and entire banks of solar panels.

The tower sits on the other side of the site next to No 1 The Gateway separated from the rest of the scheme by a public square with a pedestrian throughfare that can also act as access for the hotel entrance.

Although it will be taller than its immediate neighbour, it will still only be about the same height as other proposed towers for the area extending the Blackwall cluster further should it actually go-ahead.

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