Calico Wharf
Calico Wharf
Calico Wharf will regenerate one of the last remaining brownfield sites in Tower Hamlets, transforming a heavily contaminated 2.5ha tract of land next to the River Lea which has laid barren and unused for many years. Situated between a busy urban motorway and the river, the key to unlocking this site has been to change the perception of it, from post-industrial wasteland to new urban quarter.
Working in collaboration with Broadway Malyan on the £250m residential scheme, we are delivering 960 new homes, 2,000sqm commercial
space and public realm that will form a key part of the regeneration of this area of London.
The proposed scheme will create a vibrant mixed-use hub of new homes, offices, retail and leisure facilities in 13 buildings varying between 3 and 17 storeys set within significant areas of new public realm.
Designed to improve permeability along the river’s edge and with surrounding neighbourhoods, a new pedestrian and cycle link will be created through the site to a riverwalk, which will connect to a proposed new footbridge across Bow Creek linking Tower Hamlets to Newham.
This industrial site is extremely challenging. Key issues include heavily contaminated ground and river walls which have needed replacing. There is also a low-level, large diameter sewer and 66KV high voltage cables running through the site, both of which will be built over as part of the scheme.
The project was shortlisted at the Planning Awards for Best Use of Brownfield Land in Placemaking.
Client: Risland UK