Archinect - News2024-05-05T02:43:54-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150275503/herzog-de-meuron-reveals-new-images-of-its-first-ever-uk-residential-tower
Herzog & de Meuron reveals new images of its first-ever UK residential tower Josh Niland2021-07-27T08:00:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b6/b66b7e08ec30e1f64274006565610e2c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Photos for the new One Park Drive development in London’s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/477430/canary-wharf" target="_blank">Canary Wharf</a> neighborhood have been released this week by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/577/herzog-de-meuron" target="_blank">Herzog & de Meuron</a>. The project represents the Swiss firm’s second major development in the city following the <a href="https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/scrapped-whistle-blown-on-herzog-de-meurons-chelsea-stadium" target="_blank">cancellation of a planned football stadium</a> last year and the completion of the Tate Modern’s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/765351/tate-modern-extension" target="_blank">Switch House</a> in 2016. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/82335631c2387eaa04ea9903eab56c0e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/82335631c2387eaa04ea9903eab56c0e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron/Lee Mawdsley</figcaption></figure><p>The 58-story <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/557901/residential-tower" target="_blank">residential tower</a> distinguishes itself from the surrounding neighborhood in a cylindrical form containing 484 apartment units whose function is contrasted by the area’s predominantly commercial spaces. 22 floors of blocky stepped one- and two-bedroom apartments sit atop a rounded base which houses 9 floors of curving balcony-lined apartments and an arrangement of amenities including a built-in library and cinema space. Another 25 floors of larger apartments top out the building with balconies included. Seven duplex apartments will be installed on the top two floors later this year.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dc/dc93b927288b48c94f9434d6506b31e0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dc/dc93b927288b48c94f9434d6506b31e0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Ima...</figcaption></figure>