North Wharf Road
North Wharf Road
Located in the key Westminster economic development area around Paddington Station, the site has immediate connections to the Heathrow Express, London Crossrail and London Underground. Highly visible from the elevated motorway used by some four million vehicles a year, it adds to our recent work in Paddington that includes the whole of the south side of Eastbourne Terrace. The design contributes significant areas of public open space to the Grand Union Canal's Paddington Basin to create an uninterrupted canal-side walk from Paddington Station to Bishop's Bridge Road, with the potential to reach Little Venice.
Developing the site as two separate buildings creates a direct route to the waterside from North Wharf Road. A lattice exostructure to the office pays homage to Brunel and his contemporaries, who developed the engineering infrastructure of the adjacent canals and railways. It has the recognisable form requested by the client, Derwent London, who were actively involved in the design development of the project. The office building enjoys a column-free interior, a rooftop garden with stunning views and a sunny waterfront setting at street level.
Developing the site as two separate buildings creates a direct route to the waterside from North Wharf Road. A lattice exostructure to the office pays homage to Brunel and his contemporaries, who developed the engineering infrastructure of the adjacent canals and railways. It has the recognisable form requested by the client, Derwent London, who were actively involved in the design development of the project. The office building enjoys a column-free interior, a rooftop garden with stunning views and a sunny waterfront setting at street level.
This is an energy efficient building that employs innovative technology and controls. The adjacent residential block, with one hundred market and subsidised apartments, is sited to avoid overlooking. Clad in a layered timber façade with projecting balconies, it refers to other riverside projects, such as Odessa Wharf and Watermark Place that successfully use timber as a structural and cladding material. A café and gallery will animate canal side life. Planning approval was granted in January 2008. The GLA and Westminster have supported the scheme through the planning process, and it is part of a larger plan to transform this area into a vibrant community.
press:
Financial Times December 2008; Paddington Waterside December 2008; Property Week December 2008; Building Design December 2008; Estates Gazette September 2008; Westminster Planning January 2008; Building Design January 2008; Building September 2007; Property Week June 2007; Estates Gazette April 2007; more » Estates Gazette August 2003;
press:
Financial Times December 2008; Paddington Waterside December 2008; Property Week December 2008; Building Design December 2008; Estates Gazette September 2008; Westminster Planning January 2008; Building Design January 2008; Building September 2007; Property Week June 2007; Estates Gazette April 2007; more » Estates Gazette August 2003;