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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. London Dock in England by Architect Patel TaylorMay 9th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Caro Communications Architect Patel Taylor and St George have completed the first new building at London Dock, the redevelopment of the famous former News International site in Wapping. Clipper Wharf, a 57 homes residential development comprising of one, two and three bedroom apartments, is part of the first phase of the 220,000 sqm regeneration. This marks a new chapter in the site’s colourful history from its origins as a mercantile centre through the era of newspapers and printing of 1980s and beyond.  Image Courtesy © Peter Cook
 Image Courtesy © Peter Cook Patel Taylor was appointed by developer St George to design the masterplan, the Phase 1 buildings and the landscape for the prestigious new development, which takes inspiration from the site’s dockland heritage. Clipper Wharf is located at the head of the new public space of Gauging Square. Conceived as a jewel-like, contemporary addition to the nearby Grade II listed Pennington Street warehouse, its eight-storey design is informed by the strong east-west axis set up by this 350m long building.  Image Courtesy © Peter Cook  Image Courtesy © Peter Cook The new development’s axial podium frame extends the linearity of the warehouse while its glazed tower addresses aspects to the north and south. These principal facades are characterised by faceted glazing and anodized aluminium balconies that create a rich composition of varied angles, reflections and depth.  Image Courtesy © Peter Cook  Image Courtesy © Peter Cook Each façade is enclosed within a ‘picture frame’ of bronze-coloured, anodized aluminium cladding. Balcony soffits are coloured a contrasting white to give a crisp edge to the balcony fronts and provide reflected light into the residential accommodation. The high quality of materials and detailing helps create a sense of robust permanence in keeping with the dockside setting. Clipper Wharf will be followed by the completion of two more Patel Taylordesigned apartment buildings at Gauging Square – Admiral Wharf and Alexander Wharf.  Image Courtesy © Peter Cook  Image Courtesy © Peter Cook Occupying half of the site will be a series of public gardens, developed by Patel Taylor in collaboration with French landscape architect Allain Provost. Andrew Taylor of Patel Taylor said of project: “The building was conceptually developed as a complement to the permanent dockside architecture; a piece of ancillary design inspired by the iron cranes and winches that provided an interface between the docks edge and the brick warehouses.”  Image Courtesy © Peter Cook  Image Courtesy © Peter Cook About Patel Taylor Patel Taylor is a London-based architecture practice led by Pankaj Patel and Andrew Taylor. Founded in 1989, the practice’s work ranges from city scale planning and urban landscapes, to leading residential, mixed-use and workplace developments, education and cultural buildings. Patel Taylor’s work reflects a view of design as a process embracing the historical and social dimension of places as well as their visual and aesthetic context, enhanced by material and craft. The practice is involved with some of the largest urban regeneration schemes in the UK including two new mixed-use buildings on the Southbank, and London masterplans for White City, Wapping, and Earls Court. In Birmingham, Patel Taylor completed the city’s first urban park in 130 years, Eastside City Park, in 2012.  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor  Image Courtesy © Architect Patel Taylor
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