Designed by architects Rogers, Stirk, Harbour & Partners with landscape architects Martha Schwartz Partners, the proposed masterplan aims to transform Wood Wharf into a truly mixed-use sustainable community with a range of homes, offices, shops and community facilities, set within a stunning waterspace and public realm. The development will create in the region of 25,000 new jobs and will continue the growth of Canary Wharf and Docklands as one of Europe’s premier financial and business districts.
The main features of the scheme are:
- Six commercial buildings providing approximately
454,000 m2 (4.9 million square feet) GIA of office space; - Six residential buildings providing up to 1,668 homes including a significant proportion of family housing and 35% affordable housing;
- A new waterside community park;
- Community amenities which could include a new health centre, nursery, faith centre, specialist markets and recreational facilities;
- A new High Street providing a variety of shops, independent retailers, restaurants, bars and cafés;
- A hotel fronting the water providing approximately
120 rooms; - A new canal, waterfront boardwalks, ecology walks
and moorings; - New bridge links connecting Wood Wharf to Canary Wharf.
The buildings will range in height from approximately
206 metres on the west of the site adjacent to Canary
Wharf down to 33 metres on the east side close to the
River Thames.