One Park Drive Explained
| One Park Drive |
| Status: | Completed |
| Building Type: | Residential |
| Owner: | Canary Wharf Group |
| Location: | London,
United Kingdom |
| Address: | 1 Park Drive, Wood Wharf, Tower Hamlets |
| Coordinates: | 51.5021°N -0.01°W |
| Start Date: | 2016 |
| Completion Date: | 2021[1] |
| Height: | 205m (673feet) |
| Floor Count: | 57 |
| Floor Area: | 54656m2 |
| Main Contractor: | Canary Wharf Contractors |
| Architecture Firm: | Herzog & de Meuron |
| Structural Engineer: | AKT II |
| References: | [2] [3] |
One Park Drive is a residential skyscraper situated in the south west corner of Wood Wharf,[4] within the Canary Wharf development on the Isle of Dogs, London.
The building is the first residential development designed by Swiss-based architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in the United Kingdom.[5] 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.[3] [6] [7] As of 2023, One Park Drive is the ninth-tallest building in the United Kingdom at 205m (673feet) 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.[8]
- two British Homes Awards, Architect of the Year and Development of the Year, in 2021.[9]
- two Golds at the WhatHouse? Awards, Awards for Best Exterior Design and Best Luxury Development, in 2021.[10]
- Awarded the title of Best Large Housing Scheme by New London Architecture in 2022.[11]
- The penthouse at One Park Drive was named the Best Apartment at the Evening Standard New Homes Awards,[12] and won gold in the Best Interior Design category at WhatHouse? Awards in 2023.[13]
Planning application
- Tower Hamlets reference: PA/15/00018
Notes and References
- Web site: One Park Drive . Skyscraper Center . 17 February 2023.
- News: Soak Up London's Spring in One Park Drive's New Sky Lofts . GEOFF . NUDELMAN . . 28 March 2018.
- Canary Wharf Group Receives Detailed Planning Approval for Herzog & de Meuron Residential Tower . Canary Wharf Group . 28 July 2015.
- News: London skyline:the skyscrapers set to complete in the capital in 2019 . AMES . MOWBRAY . Homes & Property . 17 January 2019.
- Web site: One Park Drive: The Architects . CanaryWharf.com . 18 February 2023.
- Web site: Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, One Park Drive is Canary Wharf's signature residential building . . 26 April 2017.
- Web site: 2022-08-10 . One Park Drive - Sub-Penthouse Launch . 2022-09-27 . Samuel Dawson Property . en-US.
- https://group.canarywharf.com/press-release/canary-wharf-groups-one-park-drive-wins-two-awards-at-the-international-property-awards-2021-021121/ Canary Wharf Group’s One Park Drive Wins two awards at the International Property Awards 2021 – 02.11.21
- https://group.canarywharf.com/press-release/one-park-drive-wins-two-british-homes-awards-2021-231121/ One Park Drive wins two British Homes Awards 2021 – 23.11.21
- https://group.canarywharf.com/press-release/canary-wharf-groups-one-park-drive-wins-two-golds-at-the-whathouse-awards-261121/ Canary Wharf Group’s One Park Drive wins two Golds at the WhatHouse? Awards – 26.11.21
- https://group.canarywharf.com/press-release/one-park-drive-wins-prestigious-new-london-award-011222/ One Park Drive wins prestigious New London Award – 01.12.22
- https://group.canarywharf.com/press-release/one-park-drives-penthouse-wins-prestigious-evening-standard-new-homes-award-021023/ One Park Drive’s penthouse wins prestigious Evening Standard New Homes Award – 02.10.23
- https://group.canarywharf.com/press-release/cwg-wins-two-awards-at-the-whathouse-awards-2023-201123/ CWG Wins Two Awards at the WhatHouse? Awards 2023 – 20.11.23
