London is not short of ambitious new buildings – from the Shard, to the Cheesegrater and the Walkie Talkie, to the whole chunks of the city currently being regenerated, such as the 195-hectares Nine Elms and the Greenwich Peninsula, set to create 15,000 new homes. Yet there is always space for more, and the capital is about to welcome its skyline’s latest addition: Spire London.
Heralded by the team behind it as ‘the tallest residential tower in Western Europe’, the Spire is the newest member of the Docklands’ rapidly growing family of buildings. Reaching 235,145 m in height and spanning 67 storeys, the scheme is the brainchild of the Greenland Group, one of China’s largest premium residential developers, and architects Larry Malcic and Christopher Colosimo of award-winning architectural practice HOK.
The glass- and bronze-clad structure will contain 851 apartments, including luxurious suites and duplex penthouses. It will also include five-star lifestyle amenities such as a spa and club bar, concierge, retailing and private gardens; interiors created by Nicola Fontanella of Argent Design.
The building was designed to provide the best panoramic views of London, explain the architects, influenced by the site’s nautical history as well as the orchid flower – ergo, its top, which is shaped to look like the constellation of three ‘petals’ or ‘sails’.
The tower’s launch has only just been announced but the team is not wasting time; construction is already underway, with full completion scheduled for 2020. In the meantime, an exhibition suite created by Argent Design is housed in Warehouse Number One, right next to the development site on Hertsmere Road.
The slim, glass- and bronze-clad building is the brainchild of the Greenland Group and award-winning architectural practice HOK
The structure will contain 851 apartments, including luxurious suites and state-of-the-art duplex penthouses
The Spire was designed to capture some of London's best panoramic views
The residential units' interiors were created by Nicola Fontanella of Argent Design
Apart from its set of contemporary residential spaces, the tower will also include five-star lifestyle amenities
Residents will be treated to a 35th floor spa and club bar, concierge, retailing and private gardens
Construction on the tower is already underway, with full completion scheduled for 2020
INFORMATION
For more information visit the HOK website
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