ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
MIXED-USE MASTERPLAN FOR WOOD WHARF
HTA DESIGN
HTA Design has completed two new residential buildings and green public realm for Canary Wharf Group( CWG). Central to the 23-acre Wood Wharf masterplan, 3 & 15 West Lane comprise two main buildings, home to an aparthotel and surrounding public realm.
The buildings are located in‘ The Lanes’, designed to provide car-free streets lined with independent shops, pocket parks, and eateries. Granted planning approval in 2019, 3 & 15 West Lane provides a mix of retail and restaurants on the ground floor, and an aparthotel from the first floor upwards. Communal amenities for guests include lounges, co-working spaces, private dining, a gym, and three roof terraces. Operated by CWG’ s build to rent arm, Vertus, the buildings are the first in a new product for the Group called Vertus Edit.
The design reflects lost warehouse architecture, now re-instated as an important part of Canary Wharf’ s
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