Eagle Wharf

Westminster

Eagle Wharf is a scheme for 40 apartments on the last undeveloped riverside site in Westminster. We were commissioned as architects, planners and urban designers following the success of our nearby Panoramic project.

Client: Majorarch
Size: 40 apartments
Sectors
Mainstream Residential, Private Development
Services
Concept Design, Construction Delivery

A narrow, tapering site between a busy road and the river, the site contained a number of plane trees which had to be retained. In addition, a requirement for a new riverside footway meant that the site was extremely difficult to plan. The design consists of four simple pavilions reducing in height and plan form in response to the narrowing site. The blocks are in strict proportional relationship to each other.

The design received praise from English Heritage and Westminster design officers for its clear logic and simplicity. It received consent in June 2000 and won a National Homebuilder Award in 2005.

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