The Aspen

Our design for Aspen, a new mixed-use development in Canary Wharf, reinvents vertical urbanism to deliver an ambitious mix of functions, while emphasising street-level experience and addressing London’s housing need. The compact site will deliver residential, hotel, health centre and primary school around a new public space close to the Elizabeth Line’s Canary Wharf Station, also creating a new hub between Marsh Wall and the Isle of Dogs. The centrepiece of the new community will be a renovated 1860s public house. This will be surrounded by a landscaped square, and two mixed-use towers. One 65-story tower will contain 495 homes, a modern health care centre and a five-star hotel. Alongside 200 rooms, the BREEAM Excellent hotel will provide public facilities including a cafe, restaurant, conference space, as well as a roof garden, spa and pool. At ground floor, the public space will be further animated by a range of shops. A lower, 35-storey tower will comprise 139 affordable homes alongside a new community space, and on-site primary school. The design utilises our in-house AI design optimisation tool to ensure favourable aspect and layout for each home within the triangular plan of the towers . To reduce energy consumption, the scheme is part of a district wide heating and cooling network, using highly efficient water source heat pump technology to supply 20,000 people across the area, including residents, hotel guests and other users.