Tall & Urban News

A former soap and oil works site is being regenerated as a new neighborhood close to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in E15 in London. The Vulcan Wharf site covers 1.4 hectares (3.4 acres) and will provide 457 apartments, including 35 percent affordable homes.

The mixed-use development by Assael Architecture will also incorporate nearly 9,290 square meters (100,000 square feet) of commercial space. A 4,000-square-meter raised podium will create open space for residents, with trees and landscaping and plans for outdoor leisure facilities being considered. A new public space, where the Bow Back Rivers and River Lea meet, will open up the stretch of water to the public for the first time and will be part of a series of linked green spaces, with new cycle routes.

The site, which was given planning consent at the end of 2020 by the London Legacy Development Corporation, will play a strategic role in the wider regeneration plans for the Pudding Mill area. Work will start on the project by August 2021.

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