One Park Drive

Residential skyscraper in London From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

One Park Drive is a residential skyscraper situated in the south west corner of Wood Wharf,[5] within the Canary Wharf financial estate on the Isle of Dogs, London.

StatusCompleted
TypeResidential
LocationLondon, E14
United Kingdom, 1 Park Drive, Wood Wharf, Tower Hamlets
Coordinates51.5023°N 0.0151°W / 51.5023; -0.0151
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One Park Drive
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential
LocationLondon, E14
United Kingdom, 1 Park Drive, Wood Wharf, Tower Hamlets
Coordinates51.5023°N 0.0151°W / 51.5023; -0.0151
Construction started2016
Completed2021[1]
OwnerCanary Wharf Group
Height
Height205 m (673 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count57
Floor area54,656 m2 (588,310 sq ft)[2]
Design and construction
Architecture firmHerzog & de Meuron, Adamson Associates (International) Ltd. (as executive architect)
Structural engineerAKT II
Main contractorCanary Wharf Contractors
References
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The building is the first residential development designed by Swiss-based architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in the United Kingdom.[6] The design of the building has been likened to Goldberg's Marina City in Chicago.[7][8] It is cylindrical in shape, with 57 storeys comprising 484 private residential apartments and penthouses. The sub-penthouses on floor 55 were launched in September 2022, and the main duplex penthouses on floors 56-57 were launched in October 2022.[4][9][10] As of 2023, One Park Drive is the ninth-tallest building in the United Kingdom at 205 m (673 ft) tall.

Awards and Accreditation

One Park Drive has won numerous awards including:

  • Two International Property Awards, the Best Apartment and Best Residential Development categories, in 2021.[11]
  • Two British Homes Awards, Architect of the Year and Development of the Year, in 2021.[12]
  • Two Golds at the WhatHouse? Awards, Awards for Best Exterior Design and Best Luxury Development, in 2021.[13]
  • Awarded the title of Best Large Housing Scheme by New London Architecture in 2022.[14]
  • The penthouse at One Park Drive was named the Best Apartment at the Evening Standard New Homes Awards,[15] and won gold in the Best Interior Design category at WhatHouse? Awards in 2023.[16]

Planning application

  • Tower Hamlets reference: PA/15/00018

References

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