Architecture studio Horden Cherry Lee has designed the Newfoundland residential skyscraper with a diamond-shaped exoskeleton in London's Canary Wharf district.
Horden Cherry Lee designed the 225-metre tall skyscraper to take advantage of its prominent location on the banks of the river Thames and at the end of Middle Dock, directly opposite the main entrance to the Foster + Partners-designed Canary Wharf Underground station.
The Newfoundland residential skyscraper stands on the banks of the river Thames
"Newfoundland has a landmark location, it's next to the river with high visibility from the east and west," said Horden Cherry Lee co-founder Billie Lee.
"It is situated at the head of Middle Dock where once the most prominent dock buildings stood," he told Dezeen. "Our challenge was to re-create that grandeur in a modern way, responding to the current and future tall building and changing cultural context of Canary Wharf." It has a prominent location opposite Canary Wharf Underground station
Named Newfoundland, the building is wrapped in a diamond-shaped exoskeleton that forms the structure of the skyscraper.
Along with adding visual interest to the building's exterior, the structural exoskeleton was created to allow the 58-storey-high tower to be built directly above an Underground train line tunnel.
Its structure was the result of tunnels under the site. Photo is by Jason Hawkes
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