St George's Wharf (Vauxhall Tower)
London

Height: 181m
Floors: 49
Architect: Broadway Malyan
Developer: St George

Links:
Broadway Malyan (http://www.broadwaymalyan.com/projects/sustainability/vauxhall-tower.cfm)
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=119


Notes:
- If built, the Vauxhall Tower would be the tallest residential building in the UK.

- Energy efficiency is one of the Vauxhall Tower's most important aspects. The structure is topped by a wind turbine, which
will power the tower's common lighting. At the base of the tower, water will be drawn from the London Aquifer and heat pump
technology will be used to remove warmth from the water in the winter to heat the apartments. The tower will require 70%
less energy compared to a normal building and CO2 release will be between 50-65% of normal emissions. It will be triple glazed
to minimise heat loss and gain, with low ‘e’ glazing and ventilated blinds between the glazing to further reduce heat gain.


Current Status:
Due to the proximity of this tower to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the project had to go through a public inquiry.
A final decision was made by the Deputy Prime Minister in April 2005 and the tower was approved ( http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/londonnews/articles/17731809?source=Evening%20Standard ). Construction is finishing
on the neighouring midrises. The tower itself is the final phase in this development and is confirmed to be rising in 2008.



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What a beautiful tower....one of the best looking residential towers in the world.

Go London!

Models on display in the marketing suite, thanks to potto for these -


http://xs115.xs.to/xs115/07192/georges-1.jpg


http://xs115.xs.to/xs115/07192/georges-2.jpg

I'm actually one of the few who really likes this project although the other three highrises look a bit horrid and remind me of the orion tower we have here in Birmingham.

BTW, wasn't there another highrise project consisting of twin towers nearby?

For those who are unfamiliar with London, I've drawn this quick diagram to show the location -


http://i16.tinypic.com/68cnv50.jpg

I love this entire development. the tower is very nice, but to be honest I prefer the design of the midrise buildings.

I like this project alot, I am fond of the round or circular towers as well.

BTW, wasn't there another highrise project consisting of twin towers nearby?

Yes, there are several... potentially another 4 skyscrapers of similar height, plus a couple of 100m towers.

Strangely though, there's been no news about these.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/dump/vauxhall.jpg

ok those flats in the midrises are going to be absolutely priceless. that much is clear. verrryyyy nice :D

^ The midrises are largely complete now. They are pricy but far from being the most expensive in London.

well yeah it's not the most expensive location true, but being the most expensive city in the world it is expensive enough ;)

Looks nice. Good Job :applause:

Nice! I like it! :D

Models on display in the marketing suite, thanks to potto for these -


http://xs115.xs.to/xs115/07192/georges-1.jpg


http://xs115.xs.to/xs115/07192/georges-2.jpg

Great pics, I have a new found fondness for this tower. If the cladding is of a good standard, it could be an excellent project:)

that tower looks amazing....

that tower looks amazing....

sure does, i think its pretty underated tbh

just a curiosity.
what is the price of the flats

A 2-bedroom flat costs £550,000 (about $1,100,000 USD).

http://movings.webdadi.biz/results.dtx?getdata=true&search=bystreet&page=1&street=st+george+wharf

Story in the Evening Standard today.

Under the freedom of information act the Conservatives have got hold of letters and advice sent to John Prescott by his advisers advocating that the tower be refused planning permission.

Essentially they said that the tower had too little affordable housing, didn't do much in terms of regeneration for the area and that the benefits of the scheme did not outway the negative impact of the development.

The Evening Standard in its editorial suggests it was approved on some whim of Prescott's and that in the future no minister would dare take such a decision against advice if the advice could be made public.

it looks very dubai

Looks cool

Latest news is that construction will start in mid-2008.

Here's a photo I took today at the New London Architecture Exhibition. It's the tower in the foreground -


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/2-10.jpg

Couple of new renderings:


http://i29.tinypic.com/2q01468.jpg



http://i32.tinypic.com/amqvr7.jpg

Looks brilliant-When is construction starting?

Nice design, the shape makes it look slim but tall.

Looks good, I like the unique crown.

this tower really looks good,especially with the crown. though i must say that i like the midrises even more,i think they have some of the best modern architecture around!
http://www.brianmicklethwait.com/culture/stgeo4s.jpg
rendering i found
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/119StGeorgesWharfTower_pic9.jpg

Looks brilliant-When is construction starting?

3rd quarter of 2008.

I like it a lot. The wind turbine acts well as a crown and the glass looks like it will be nice. Would have prefered some bulk at the base but that's just me. Would love this one in Melb.

You'd think it wouldn't, but the crown works well with the design. It's in proportion, which isn't the case on a lot of radical designs in the mid-east and Asia.

Has nobody noticed that the name of this thread is wrong? It says 'St George's Wharf' when it should read 'St George Wharf'.

http://www.stgeorge-wharf.com/

http://www.stgeorgewharf.net/Default.aspx

Wow. Excellent design :)

pretty good considering london is not a city I would associate with high quality skyscraper design.

^^ lol, you're funny :lol:

Has anything actually happened on site yet?

Maaaybe it's started - we'll see if this leads to anything in the next few weeks; at any rate it looks like something more substantial than landscaping work is going on -

After months of nothing at all, there's a flurry of activity on the site - in the last week the road junction to the site (which had been blocked up) has been dug out again and reopened, the hoardings have been changed, and a pile driver has arrived and started work -

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/4169429881_f9f491c45b.jpg

Maybe it's just preparatory work - but given that the serious construction work at the other side of this huge development has just finished, now would be the time to get going, if they're willing to brave the recession. Something's happening at any rate.

This curious building next door in the existing development (which is still fenced off) is, I suspect, destined to be a show flat / marketing suite for the new tower. It's the same size and shape as half the tower, it doesn't really fit in the existing development (blocks the riverside access, and the view from quite a few of the existing flats), and developer St George built a similar free-standing show flat at the Imperial Wharf development (which is still standing, but probably not for long now that they've sold all the flats).

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4169433871_7e192fc189.jpg

this tower really looks good,especially with the crown. though i must say that i like the midrises even more,i think they have some of the best modern architecture around!
http://www.brianmicklethwait.com/culture/stgeo4s.jpg
rendering i found
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/119StGeorgesWharfTower_pic9.jpg

They look shit in real life and up close. Lumpy, sprawling, sterile, cheap and dated. I used to think they were awesome when I first saw them in 'Building' mag when I was 15 or so... but now I cant bare them. i think the tower will almost certainly be shit too.

I know what you mean about them looking shit and cheap, probably coz they were designed nigh on 15years ago and has taken 10plus years to build, so they're a design from the mid90s built in the late 2000's. Hopefully the tower will be designed with up-to-date details rather than having sat on a drawing board for 10 years!

Interior renders.

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This one is about to start prep work.

As soon as I see some prep work pictures I'll change the title.

Pictures of the site.

by Swissdave.

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Here's the site on Friday. Too much going on on the deliveries front to get a picture of what's going on inside (and it's an awkward location - nowhere to see in from except the main entrance and exit gates), though concrete is certainly being poured somewhere if the endless line of cement mixers is anything to go by.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/S8HAZWh4dWI/AAAAAAAAANo/cvSIQwMMBP4/s800/IMG_0241.JPG

The piling device keeps moving around, often at the very edge of the site - and switching between having a large screw/drill attached, and the contraption you can see above (which looks like a lot of buckets tied together). There was also a steamroller moving around on the site when this photo was taken.

Meanwhile in the rest of the development, the marketing suite that sold the flats for the old development has been renamed 'the Tower, St George Wharf' - but still has the floor plans of the old (and now fully sold) Aquarius House on the walls, and models of the old development, and no model or pictures of the tower.

I have a feeling that this renaming is a stop gap, until they move to the new building - and that they'll soon close the old office and let it commercially. All the other premises on the site have been let to pubs and bars that are doing good business, and even the most difficult-to-let unit in Aquarius House now has signs all over it saying Pret A Manger is about to open, so they're probably looking to cash in on the large unit. And the newer building I reckon is the marketing suite for the tower (previous post somewhere above) has been fitted out internally in the last few weeks and sometimes has lights on, but remains behind the site hoarding.

^^

Here's a quick update from this morning -

To start with a photo of the old and (I reckon) soon to be closed marketing suite - rebranded, but not in a particularly permanent way, to market the tower;and looking a it tired on the inside (it's been there a good few years now as the rest of the development has unfolded) - not posted to save space but there's a link here (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1C9zZKgZ3CTG29lkNhsL1w?feat=directlink)

And a photo of the likely new marketing suite. There's a new hoarding behind it that separates this building from the construction site (with graphic of the riverside on it) - almost impossible to get a photo of, but you can make it out from Vauxhall bridge if you have good eyesight. Note the shopfitting van parked at the left, which seemed to be part of the finishing touches. The paving to the left of the shot was also getting quite a lot of attention; looks like a small garden square is being created.

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On the main site here's the piling machine still going strong -

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The builders have made some accidental small holes in the sheeting along the perimeter fence (that's the white bit in the image above) which has opened up some more camera angles in the site. Here's a view of the fairly crowded situation inside -

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/S9HgU0qYMwI/AAAAAAAAAPM/QXjAVlhlpI4/s400/Piling%20machine.JPG

And there's another one here (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vpZ_tJa4PhA7GT_k7kp9SQ?feat=directlink). This one shows an important development - the growth of a large number of yellow (and, unusually, light green) mushrooms! Here's a close up of the piling that's been taking place along the south west corner of the site (i.e. roughly along the edge of the Nine Elms Lane).

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/S9He29qTk2I/AAAAAAAAAO0/yhPek-q2qI4/s800/Piling%20line%20visible.JPG

This also gives a feel for just how tight this site is - these are only a few feet from the edge of the road (the pavement has been closed), and you can see the access road which goes over the top of the piling at the back of the line of mushrooms.

Here's a photo of the other side of the site, where the other edge of the piling is visible (where the people in hi-vis tops are). The sloping surface at the left (with some metal grid reinforcement leaning on it) is the Thames river wall; the space between this wall and the line of piling will be the Thames Path. In the background you can see the western side of the marketing suite (the other photo of it above was taken from the Eastern side).

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/S9Hfv8oTzcI/AAAAAAAAAPI/yRJ9V-HBQrQ/s800/River%20wall%20at%20left.JPG

Another slightly different take on this view here - which again gives a feel for how busy the site is. These pictures were taken a bit before 9am, and the site was quite calm - no more than a dozen people there; the quietest it has been for a while.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/S9He1_yGGLI/AAAAAAAAAOs/2uUnyhjJTL0/s400/General%20jumble.JPG
(higher resolution here (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SYTyINY2iBeehdfpqpaVLQ?feat=directlink)).

:cheers:

Construction site on St. George's Wharf . . .

The southern bank always look poor and anyone knows . . . ?

Achievement unlocked: Getting banned 100 times.

Nice tower.

I'd prefer not to see skyscrapers in the West End though.

^^^^
hmm, why may i ask??

A picture and good analysis of the site.:cheers:

Thanks Ismail - probably also explains why there's now a small area set fenced off within the site with boards up saying 'soil survey'. The site's looking even more crowded now - huge tanks, and numerous diggers and compressors of all descriptions, seem to take up almost all available space. A second (smaller) drill / pile driver has now turned up, and seems to have been making some narrow but deep holes. The orangeish tripod setup in front of the truck had a cable attached to it that was being winched out of what I think was one such hole, with quite a few people watching it; I presume this is some deep drilling to see exactly what's down there.

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The big white pile driver, which previously did the piling round the side of the site, now seems to be at work right in the middle of the building footprint.

Incidentally the rest of the St George Wharf development is, as of a few days ago, fully finished - the courtyard nearest Vauxhall station is open, the whole site has been given a spring clean, and Pret a Manger facing MI6 is open (and seems to be doing good business - the pavement seating's proved popular despite the traffic).

It's certainly not been universally praised by architects, but it's been popular with the public who seem to have voted with their feet and I think St George will be pleased with the result. The two most recently finished units facing the bus station - one shop and restaurant - are still to let, but everything else in this development has sold, without any obvious discounting, and even the compulsory-but-usually hard-to-let commercial units are doing brisk business.

Like many of the St George riverside developments, and there are quite a few (at least three in the Battersea / Sands End area), it has unusually generous and accessible public spaces. It also has thoughtful access routes, for example a subway under the Vauxhall bridge; and plans for something very similar at their Battersea Reach development. This seems to have paid off by making even units buried deep in the development fairly easy to let; when the tower is finished there'll be a very obvious 'desire line' running from Nine Elms Lane along the riverside that ought to make the riverside units very valuable.

Can the thread title be changed to Prep now? A few from the weekend:

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http://personal.rhul.ac.uk/uhaa/037/img_2545.jpg

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http://personal.rhul.ac.uk/uhaa/037/img_2553.jpg

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Thanks for the pictures :cheers2:. Anxious to see above ground work.

Thanks for the pictures :cheers2:. Anxious to see above ground work.

Same here, bring on the above ground work :). But I'm pretty hopeful about this one, the part of the development already built has been very successful and I think the tower element will continue to progress.

We hope so. :cheers2:

This one shall be the tallest residential highrise in Britain, stealing the crown from Macnhester I think.

Indeed, it will be the tallest UK 'all residential'. The Beetham Tower in Manchester (169m) is mixed use, i.e. residentail and Hotel by the way.

In post number 2, here are some photos of the construction site. Frankly these aren't great - it's very hard to get a decent view as the hoardings are fairly comprehensive, and the site's extremely crowded - other than the site being visibly busy, and a significant amount of earth still being moved every day, I'm not too sure what's actually going on here!

First, the new glossy hoardings that replaced the old blue wooden ones (the sections that stick up are illuminated from behind at night - as hoardings go, this is expensive stuff done to a very high standard!) - with big drill rig behind -
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/TFNN0WJm_dI/AAAAAAAAAXg/jl27CqsOqzs/s400/Building5.jpg

A view through the gate where you can see the ground level in the site has dropped by a few feet -
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/TFNNyfy3qaI/AAAAAAAAAXU/8wb9tDnE0iA/s800/Building%202.jpg

There's lots of this sort of construction being moved around (as well as longer, rusty brown ones) - presumably reinforcement for large piles -
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/TFNNysY3ZRI/AAAAAAAAAXY/L7e3mETe1bQ/s800/Building3.jpg

Slightly older photo (two weeks ago) that doesn't show much apart from the crowded nature of the site -
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/TFNNzX3dxhI/AAAAAAAAAXc/KDKxh99OO98/s800/Building4.jpg

And finally, in what's probably the best viewpoint (but still not great), a view of the site from the riverside -
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/TFNNxzAe3MI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/hQyrXlWdrDs/s800/Building%201.JPG

More and more large green tanks are appearing at the rear of the site. The piling wall has been capped off. And is that a huge drill on its side in the centre left? One thing's for sure - they're not wasting time on this, and real money is being spent gearing up for the marketing - so Vauxhall looks set to have at least one major new tower. And in a separate development, the neighbouring Vauxhall Cross Ialand tower (thread here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=291996)) has also just gone in for planning (again).

:cheers2:

Its scale is perhaps a bit overwhelming to its surrounding but it may be the start of further highrise development in the area.

£50m price tag for Vauxhall penthouse in 'Knightsbridge of the South'

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High life: features include a swimming pool and 360-degree views at a level 45 metres higher than the London Eye

It may be an unlikely “Knightsbridge of the South” but an address in Vauxhall is set to join London's premier properties with a £50million price tag.

The riverside triplex penthouse at the top of what will be Europe's tallest residential tower goes on the market on September 18 and is easily the most expensive property put up for sale south of the river.

The Tower, One St George Wharf is also believed to be the highest asking price outside the traditional “ultra-prime” streets of Mayfair, Kensington, Belgravia and Knightsbridge.

This latest example of a London “trophy home” comes after the Standard revealed that an apartment in the One Hyde Park scheme was being sold for £140 million.

Developer St George says the Vauxhall property's valuation is justified by the location on the Thames and its 360-degree views of the capital.

The penthouse will be 180 metres from the ground, 45 metres higher than the top of the London Eye, when it is finished in 2014.

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Towering ambition: a model of the tower and, top, a computer image of its top floors

A spokeswoman for St George said: “There is a walkway all the way around the apartment and from that you could dive into the Thames, it is that close.

“You are never going to get that again as all the other towers are set back from the river. The new money coming into London have different views on where they want to live.

"They understand the importance of location but they also understand when something is a one-off and this is a one-off.”

The tower is on a sharp bend on the Thames which also means that the views take in more of the river.

Marketing material for the development stresses its central position rather than the address south of the river. It is described as lying “opposite Pimlico in London's rapidly evolving and culturally significant South Bank”.

Vauxhall was known for decades as a rundown area blighted by major roads and the railways emerging from Waterloo but is now being gentrified. It is sometimes referred to as VoHo because of its club scene, particularly serving the gay community.

Residents of the tower will have access to concierge services provided by an offshoot of Harrods and an infinity pool taking up all the ground floor.

Former Cabinet minister John Prescott approved the scheme, officially known as The Tower, One St George Wharf, five years ago against the advice of his inspector and design and heritage advisers.

It will contain 223 flats and was designed by architects Broadway Malyan, the firm originally behind the Shard of Glass at London Bridge Station before they were replaced by Renzo Piano.

St George recently sold a lower triplex penthouse in Battersea for £8 million.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23869376-pound-50m-price-tag-for-penthouse-in-knightsbridge-of-the-south.do

Current state of the site here (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/E9WYgSh7OL5x8UF6ly_yew?feat=directlink) (apologies, quite hard to make out what's happening in the photo as there was stuff all over the shop, and the sun didn't help much by being in the wrong place). Piling clearly continuing.

Even more banners and marketing paraphernalia have appeared around the site. And what looks like the base of a crane (but almost certainly isn't - wrong reinforcement bar pattern I think) - at the right below -
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XUmkUJg0r4A/THbSmdAZEqI/AAAAAAAAAZc/CGSi8E0Ncjo/s800/IMG_0721.JPG

:cheers2:

This needs to be moved into the Under Construction section....

Tower Crane has/is being erected on site...currently at about 50m or so...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a82/supertek/P1020795.jpg


Yippee!!....yet another skyscraper for London..:)

And before anyone says anything, the official definition of a Skyscraper in London (and UK) is 150m.

This one is amazingly kicking off.:cheers:

by Ciudad Bristol.

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by dg01.

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Been waiting on this one for a long time. Glad they haven't changed the design. About the best circular tower. Modern and elegant as well.

And it's massiveness will be enhanced by its location right next to the Thames. :cheers:

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A spokeswoman for St George said: “There is a walkway all the way around the apartment and from that you could dive into the Thames, it is that close.



Oh OK, I'll buy it..

That's called balconing. :lol:

Even though people generally do it from the 1st or 2nd floor, not from 181 metres above ground. :nuts:

Good progress over the last 3-4wks.....

Photos by dg01

Then:

http://i51.tinypic.com/5xn8mp.jpg

Now:

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This is the awesome project, waiting for updates.

All I have to say is .... at last!!

When is it due to be completed by?

When is it due to be completed by?

The estimated completion is sometime in 2014.

It looks alot like the Horizon Tower in Dubai. I like it. :)

by RedArkady.

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A video from the official website, showing the progress since April 2010.

http://www.thetower-onestgeorgewharf.co.uk/index.cfm?articleID=152

Still cant believe it that its finally U/C....this has always been one of my favourite projects

It will look even more massive because it's located right next to the Thames. Towers next to rivers or lakes usually look more impressive.

Any updates??

Out of all new London skyscrapers this one is my least favorite. I'm not a big fan of the design, and also I am a bit concerned about the location. Though I can't speak of location too much as I am not familiar enough with city's topography.

^^ Least favourite. Agreed! Just a very bland design; very Dubai-esque...
What about the location? Could be better used I guess but what do you mean exactly?

^^ In such cities like London I guess we can't expect that all skyscrapers will be built one next to another in clusters, and what is more I guess local dominants are important.

However I wouldn't like such landmarks as Buckingham Palace or Parliament House to be dominated by very nearby Dubai-style towers...

^^ In such cities like London I guess we can't expect that all skyscrapers will be built one next to another in clusters, and what is more I guess local dominants are important.

However I wouldn't like such landmarks as Buckingham Palace or Parliament House to be dominated by very nearby Dubai-style towers...

Fair enough. I think a tower like this would work well as a filler; something closing a gap between taller 'sexier' towers for example.
This location could be used for a more 'emblematic' project; no doubt.

by Swissdave.

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^^ Those pictures were taken on 10th January this year. It would be interesting to see what the progress has been made since then.

This one seems to be going pretty good.:cheers:

Meanwhile at the tower... a milestone has been reached. It has made it to ground level.

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(larger version on Picasa (https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/16DkfrCttlybG_EVdO4oCg?feat=directlink))

This is quite a crucial moment in the development. If things go any further than this, it's beyond the point of no return and this thread will run and run. The signs are positve here: the tower crane is up. And the marketing suite is open.

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But if you're a regular follower of this thread you may, looking at these pictures, be thinking what I was thinking. The site felt ominously quiet this morning. At 9am there were only three people there. Quite a contrast to the 8am-to-7pm human anthill that was previously visible (to the extent that it was often quite hard to get a picture for all the lorries trying to squeeze past into the site).

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Maybe this is just a scheduling gap between the groundwork and the tower phase - who knows. We'll soon find out.

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I forgot about this tower! I'm glad something is coming of it, finally!

:cheers:

...and they're off ! After a month of complete silence on site, construction has started. Is this an innovative circular core? Whatever it is, the red framework is circular.

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Things are really moving on site now. A second tower crane (at the west of the site) was being assembled this afternoon. The concrete in the core has reached the second storey, with a forest of reinforcement rods sticking out, though the surrounding pillars are still one storey high; I suspect we will soon see how they plan to build this (cast concrete floors one would imagine, as I think someone suggested on here a few pages back).

The core is enclosed by a black corrugated structure which (currently) has no obvious branding on it, though I suspect that will change soon. I couldn't see any contractor identification either from my viewpoint, though cranes, hoardings etc are all black to keep the place looking 'on brand' for marketing (they'll need to keep the site tidy now as the marketing office overlooks it directly!). Apologies for absence of any photos - will aim to take an update photo when I next go past the site.

:cheers1:

This morning, photo from next to the sales office (about one storey up - not sure it does it justice as the round core looks larger than this from ground level). The site's a hive of activity, the central core is well above the hoarding height and visible from across the river. Second crane now installed - it's only about two thirds the height of the main one - it's the one to the right; the pair of cranes frame the curve in the river rather neatly from Westminster bridge. Concrete pump also in action.

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:bow:

This will look superb. Really put Vauxhall on the map.

It's finally going up.:cheers:

by RedArkady.

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This will look amazing. Can't wait

Super. There is a lot happening in London, from highrises up to supertalls. Very nice!!!

It's finally going up.:cheers:


It sure took a while.

It sure took a while.

To be fair, no construction dates were ever given, and the tower was always the last part of the development.

Picture by Chris White on April 19, 2011 http://twitpic.com/4mq10o
Found on Twitter - @skyscrapernews

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by chest.

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I like it!

Tall buildings in Vauxhall

-- Link to Tradescant Road blog article (http://tradescant.blogspot.com/2011/04/tall-buildings-in-vauxhall.html) --

Tradescant Road resident Peter Papp has put together this amazing diagram comparing the heights of various proposed tall buildings in Vauxhall.

He has included comparisons with existing local buildings (Market Towers, Keybridge House) and other notable London landmarks: The Shard, The Gherkin and the Post Office Tower (whose renaming a quarter of a century ago I stubbornly refuse to acknowledge. Same with the NFT; BFI Southbank my eye).

Some of the buildings are in the process of being built, some are just at the ideas stage and one (Octave Tower) has actually been refused planning permission. But it gives you a good idea of where Vauxhall is headed.

The little red blob is the size of a double decker bus.

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Imagine!!! all these highrises, skyscrapers and supertall were built at the same location!!! :uh:

There hasnt been much activity on this thread. Anyone got some pictures or something as I rarely see this part of London in deail. I love the tower though. Its really good looking!

For reference... this tower will be only 1 metre shorter than London Landmark 'Tower 42'.

http://www.electricwedding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Tower-42.jpg

Time lapse:

http://www.thetower-onestgeorgewharf.co.uk/index.cfm?articleID=152

by RedArkady.

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Amazing progress on this one. It does look like there isnt a lot of floor space around the cylindrical core. Im sure once completed, it'll be a wonderful addition to the skyline

^^ +1 :applause:

The core is growing at a steady pace.

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love this one can't wait to see this completed.

Information on the tower: http://www.origindesignstudio.co.uk/blog/london-skyline-series-st-george-wharf-tower.html

I am really excited about all the development in London at the moment. This building looks like its going to be a good one, quite modest and complements Battersea power station really well. Certainly from the pictures I think I prefer it to the Shard. It is exciting to see it go up, but it seems really, really tall from London Bridge! I´m pleased too that more building projects are including sensible environmental elements. It is good to see that there will be apartments too, so the building wont stand empty at least!

I am really excited about all the development in London at the moment. This building looks like its going to be a good one, quite modest and complements Battersea power station really well. Certainly from the pictures I think I prefer it to the Shard. It is exciting to see it go up, but it seems really, really tall from London Bridge! I´m pleased too that more building projects are including sensible environmental elements. It is good to see that there will be apartments too, so the building wont stand empty at least!

There's actually housing and office shortage in London so I doubt that will be a problem.

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London is really amazing !!

20m international visitors* make it the No 1 visited city in the World. It is indeed, amazing.

* MasterCard Survey 2011

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by Talisker.

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Why is it that for many of the new skyscrapers in London, the core completely out-paces the rest of the structure? The Shard, The Heron, and now this as well. I do not tend to see this type of construction in other cities either... it's kind of anti-climactic when the core tops out and the steel still has 20-30 floors to go to catch up!

Saw this today from the Thames Cruise boat just before it docked at Westminster Pier: (Apologies for the quality of the mega-zoomed shot!)

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Why is it that for many of the new skyscrapers in London, the core completely out-paces the rest of the structure? The Shard, The Heron, and now this as well. I do not tend to see this type of construction in other cities either... it's kind of anti-climactic when the core tops out and the steel still has 20-30 floors to go to catch up!

That is not a strange construction technique at all. I remember seeing pictures of skyscrapers being built in the 1970s where the exact same thing happened: the core topped out much earlier than the rest of the building.

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Has skyscraper construction suddenly increased hugely? I swear they are popping up everywhere this year!

There is one that has suddenly appeared in Manchester aswell!

^^Do you mean the new tower for student accomodation?

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by chest.

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Rather splendid render of the top of the tower: http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy165/scalatrava/320944428.jpg
Larger version: http://twitpic.com/5b2yb0/full
Image source: http://twitter.com/#!/skyscrapernews

:cheers2:

originally posted by scalatrava89.

(http://twitter.com/#!/skyscrapernews).

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^^ Brilliant but weird thing is the construction speed. It's kind of slow, no? :bash:

It's kind of slow, no? :bash:

no(?), yes it is slow

^^ Brilliant but weird thing is the construction speed. It's kind of slow, no? :bash:

Are you kidding? :nuts: Taking into account the time this one took to even get started this is actually going pretty fast.

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Some of my rather poor quality pictures from my rainy day in London [22-06-11]

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Amazing! what a gorgeous tower... looks like heaven...:)

That black glass tower and those erm luxury apartments next to this are hideous! :) what is it with all these beautiful new buildings been surrounded by ugly architecture? Haha

That black glass tower and those erm luxury apartments next to this are hideous! :) what is it with all these beautiful new buildings been surrounded by ugly architecture? Haha

Those luxury apartments are part of the same development as this tower.

Hmm I knew that however there's obviously a gap between what they were trying to achieve. It just looks soo all over the place.

by #Alex.

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Go any slower and they'll stop :nuts:

There's more to construction than a core growing. :)

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why's everyone bleating on about this going slow? i think it's going fairly reasonably, i'd say leadenhall is going slow...

I think this tower is kind of strange because it is only 181m tall but it will have 49 floors which is as much as 1CanadaSq (235m), is it because this is a residential tower?

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I think this tower is kind of strange because it is only 181m tall but it will have 49 floors which is as much as 1CanadaSq (235m), is it because this is residential tower?

Yes generally office buildings will need ducting and other things that require higher floor plates, i thinks thats how it works anyway.

It's going to be crazy having such a tall building right on the river and so far away from the rest of the skyscrapers. The London skyline is going to look so huge in a couple of years.

I think this tower is kind of strange because it is only 181m tall...

Only 181 m tall? That's almost as tall as what the tallest skyscraper in the City used to be (Tower 42). :okay:

Nice pictures by Bullington:

http://www.buildington.co.uk/new_projects/london_sw8/1_st_george_wharf/the_tower/id/363

Awesome building.

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by pingyao with one of chest's pictures.

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Not bad at all, it looks taller and slimmer than i expected

Being such a sleek building I think it will look taller than it is.

by The Shard Baby.

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I have to admit I thought this was out of place at first, but the ismple elegance of the design is growing on me.

Eh? It's an empty concrete frame.

I mean the final design...at the moment its somewhat uninspiring...

This design is not exactly recent. It look a few years for this tower to get approved.

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It's been a while since the core jumped..

It's been a while since the core jumped..

Somebody working on this tower explained in the UK forum that the core will rise in stages with lengthy pauses in between as the floors catch up.

Core wont be at full height until january/february 2012.

Yep, the core will 'jump' in stages and then wait for the flooring to catch up before going up again.

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That' perfect suite with the surrounding! Love this project!

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horrible like the nearby residential complex.

they shoud have build it in canary wharf!

Nice style.:)

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the nearby residential complex is absolutly great !

Agree, St. Georges Wharf is amazing!

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Very nice building!

Looks nice. Good Job :applause:

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http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6180993705_74bd227c53_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/supertallrobbo/6180993705/)
St George's Wharf 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/supertallrobbo/6180993705/) by Supertall robbo (http://www.flickr.com/people/supertallrobbo/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6164/6181523050_d121eabb1b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/supertallrobbo/6181523050/)
St George's Wharf 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/supertallrobbo/6181523050/) by Supertall robbo (http://www.flickr.com/people/supertallrobbo/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6181001483_3eca9a4629_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/supertallrobbo/6181001483/)
St George's Wharf 6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/supertallrobbo/6181001483/) by Supertall robbo (http://www.flickr.com/people/supertallrobbo/)

It's coming up nicely :cheers:

It's starting to look chunky now. :cheers2:

It going up! This is brill!:cheers::banana:

My god, is that where the Orion Building in Birmingham got it's inspiration from, the first pic of supertall robbo's showing the building next to St Georges tower.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6195924340_0c0a9fb10f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickwoodford/6195924340/)
IMGP4988 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickwoodford/6195924340/) by nakwoodford (http://www.flickr.com/people/nickwoodford/), on Flickr

by chest.

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_6579.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_6586.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_6582.jpg

^ :applause:

I guess No.1 tower in this diagram is the same as this St George tower, isn't it?

http://i.imgur.com/X9dNL.jpg
Drawn by skyscraperpage

Wow is this tower ever slim! I can't get over it... How many units are there per floor?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6163/6180989735_9609af98a6_b.jpg

^ :applause:

I guess No.1 tower in this diagram is the same as this St George tower, isn't it?
Correct - the tower is also referred to as No. 1 St. George's Wharf.

by lumberjack.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/6200999923_a7cee2a67e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6200999923/)
DSC00250 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6200999923/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6201000617_7125f83a38_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6201000617/)
DSC00317 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6201000617/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6152/6201491294_d4567cf441_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6201491294/)
DSC00160 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6201491294/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

by lumberjack.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6201000617_7125f83a38_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6201000617/)
DSC00317 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6201000617/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/)


The speed of progress is unbelievably fast, we can even see 20th floor now :banana:

Spot it.

by lumberjack.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/6203570232_e28c2316cc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6203570232/)
DSC00331 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6203570232/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

How many units are there per floor?

Anyone?

Anyone?

I'm not sure but the flats must be quite large, so not so many per floor.

New pier, new views: by RedArkady (http://www.flickr.com/people/67014684@N05/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6214907157_f756606e49_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6151/6215425778_3138604179_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6234/6215430634_7977d7194d_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6227/6214919381_555fcefc57_b.jpg

:cheers:

nice cladding

What's the 2-storey structure to its left in the above photos, with the same cladding that's going up on the new tower?

is it the sales office? im guessing..to show what the building would look like?

It is the sales office, for anyone wanting to inquire about purchasing an apartment.

The Strata tower had the same thing.

by The Shard Baby

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6248566631_795fa1db68_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby2/6248566631/)
Saint George's Wharf Tower diagram (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby2/6248566631/) by The Shard Baby 2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/theshardbaby2/)

http://i.imgur.com/ZUJp3.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sojuku/6233496077/sizes/l/in/photostream/

this grows quite nicely.

On the train, on the way home

http://personal.rhul.ac.uk/uhaa/037/img_3627.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6104/6258451987_1c5aa148c8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6258451987/)
[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/]stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6258451987/)

Latest update: Level 23th is visible now.

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy165/scalatrava/321538787.jpg
new render

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6257932819_f52db6d15a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothyfhart/6257932819/)
[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/timothyfhart/]timothyhart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothyfhart/6257932819/)

23rd floor is clearly visible now

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww14/lightparade1960/IMG00968-20111023-1155.jpg

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww14/lightparade1960/IMG00970-20111023-1504.jpg
pics by Light Parade

Latest diagram by The Shard Baby

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/6278958349_9203d20d88_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby2/6278958349/)
24.10.11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby2/6278958349/) by The Shard Baby 2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/theshardbaby2/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6056/6279112671_ed1f2c943f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepgreen2009/6279112671/)
[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/deepgreen2009/]Deepgreen2009 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepgreen2009/6279112671/)

Excellent. :cheers2:

by lumberjack.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6057/6292371415_4e494c1afe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6292371415/)
DSC01193u (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6292371415/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/6292505125_4d51c049cf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6292505125/)
DSC01189u (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6292505125/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

Wow, it was at level 23 just a few days ago and now it's already at 27.

yeah, the core workers are on crystal.

by ill tonkso

http://i52.tinypic.com/dfyfqx.jpg

Big towers look very good next to railways.

Yeah I agree I have always thought that!

mj6sJwtPg6I

It already has a huge impact there. :cheers2:

Walking through Victoria the other day and
noticed another circular core rising to the east
of st georges,I guessed it was along
the thames somewhere, anybody know what it is?

From the Monument, St George tower now visible - sunset shots slightly blurry as it's a long way to zoom :)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6228/6319245939_690d2b266c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319245939/)
DSC01509 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319245939/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/6319267667_14a51c90ed_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319267667/)
DSC01540 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319267667/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6319794498_6e0208e393_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319794498/)
DSC01495 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319794498/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6093/6319290319_337a652ec8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319290319/)
DSC01496 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319290319/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

From the Monument, St George tower now visible - sunset shots slightly blurry as it's a long way to zoom :)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6319794498_6e0208e393_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319794498/)
DSC01495 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6319794498/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickrr

:applause:

:cheers2:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6116/6338739970_3e7d49fd20_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stiley/6338739970/)
Vauxhall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stiley/6338739970/) by Anatoleya (http://www.flickr.com/people/stiley/), on Flickr

by TRaji00.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5683/p20078.jpg

special thanks to potto for sharing this fantastic picture (london should be renamed as the city of cranes :D )

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4928/georgeblackfriar1of1.jpg
by potto

:eek: :applause:

by lumberjack.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6095/6372120265_bfac4bd99b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6372120265/)
DSC01860 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6372120265/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6219/6372106887_0038d702f4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6372106887/)
DSC01836 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6372106887/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6041/6372098045_6f8ef48864_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6372098045/)
DSC01828 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6372098045/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6239/6372086601_f44b9ca5c5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6372086601/)
DSC01827 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6372086601/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

Great progress and pictures! :applause:

by chest.

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_0496.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_0502.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_0504.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_4002.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_0482.jpg

by The Shard Baby.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6409859035_24a5a410eb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby2/6409859035/)
22.11.11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby2/6409859035/) by The Shard Baby 2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/theshardbaby2/), on Flickr

The cladding is TOPS :cheers:

Thanks for posting that awesome update, PortoNuts. It's looking great.

Rendering in the first post of this thread:
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/119StGeorgesWharfTower_pic5.jpg

In real life:
http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_0504.jpg

Now that's what I call similarity between renders and reality. :cheers:

One of the best projects in London :cheers:

one criticism - london towers are far apart to each other which makes overall london skyline looks weak even among other competitors from across the english channel. no doubt london skyline would be no.1 if all these 100m+ towers were built at the same location.

btw, special thanks to chest (for taking pics), the shard baby (for drawing diagrams) and portonuts (for posting) :cheers2:

by GazKinz.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6413117239_e44d3c507d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazkinz/6413117239/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazkinz/6413117239/) by Gary Kinsman (http://www.flickr.com/people/gazkinz/), on Flickr

^ looks fantastic, another great addition to southwark's cluster

Isn't St. George Wharf in Vauxhall, not Southwark? :D

^ looks fantastic, another great addition to southwark's cluster

Does Southwark have a cluster ? I mean theres only really the Shard and Strata which are to far apart to be regarded as a cluster. The Shard does have Guy's next to it I suppose.

But isn't St George's Wharf miles away in Lambeth and not even in Southwark anyway ?

^ dude i meant Vauxhall cluster :D


Isn't St. George Wharf in Vauxhall, not Southwark? :D

you're right :hug:


and what about this one? is this cluster included in southwark or vauxhall?

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_4150.jpg
by chest

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6099/6370515323_0322d6f49c_b.jpg
photo de jeade sur Flickr

Promotional video.

http://www.thetower-onestgeorgewharf.co.uk/index.cfm?articleID=256

Great to see it growing! Topping out soon!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6447441281_70c68fb1ce_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuel69/6447441281/)
London Vauxhall Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuel69/6447441281/) by Manuel.A.69 (http://www.flickr.com/people/manuel69/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6447439577_e78d57b398_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuel69/6447439577/)
London Vauxhall Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuel69/6447439577/) by Manuel.A.69 (http://www.flickr.com/people/manuel69/), on Flickr

Great to see it growing! Topping out soon!

Wishful thinking, I got confused with which thread I was in :nuts: :weird:

by Lumberjack_London

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6448948121_15aa654aa5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6448948121/)
DSC02149 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6448948121/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6448945173_a4f08d48e7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6448945173/)
DSC02145 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6448945173/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6448942269_f372ee2e9f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6448942269/)
DSC02139 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6448942269/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

It will be a beacon of light at night. :cheers2: