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The skyline of Canary Wharf, already in the top tier of densest building clusters in Europe, continues to extend its footprint with a number of skyscraping building projects. Marking the first stage of new residential development in the London district, Mayfair-based architects Horden Cherry Lee has partnered with Canary Wharf Group to establish the 60-storey Newfoundland, a sure sign of the neighbourhood's thriving preeminence.
The building's 560 units are encased in a transparent diagrid structure. This 'diamond' exoskeleton will feature sloped and sculpted sides, offering privacy between neighbours on the external balconies. Bounded by Westferry Road to the west, Middle Dock to the east and Bank Street to the south, the building's elongated octagonal floor plate and sliver concrete core are now being wrapped in the signature structural steel system.
Before the tower, which will rise to a height of 220 metres, could begin its ascent, nearly 300 reinforced concrete piles of up to 60 metres were needed. To put things in perspective, the total length of the piles drilled for the project is equivalent to 25 One Canada Squares (previously London's tallest building.) Over 18,000 square metres of earth was removed from the site to accommodate assembly of the basement levels; the Jubilee Line runs directly underneath the property, making for an intricate construction process.
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