Is S U E N 3 S .S 2 0 21
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
S.S 2021 3 O ISSUE N NEWFOUNDLAND 15-MINUTE CITY BY THE WATER INTRODUCING A NEW HOW CANARY WHARF REDEFINED THE CALMING QUALITIES CANARY WHARF ICON SUSTAINABLE CITY LIVING OF LIVING RIVERSIDE INTRODUCING NEWFOUNDLAND I’ve always wondered what it is about skylines that captivates us. For me, they define our cities – unique DNA sequences written in the outlines of some of our greatest architectural achievements. London’s skyline is ever-changing, but it’s also timeless. Added to, yes, redrawn, certainly, but all the while anchored by buildings that will forever embody the spirit of the capital. Newfoundland is one of these defining buildings. For Vertus residents, it’s the chance to live on London’s skyline, to claim their part of it and feel what it’s like to be amongst our city’s greats. To feel truly connected to them from this unique vantage point high above while appreciating the serenity of its greatest natural space – The River Thames – which flows below. It’s access to an award-winning Vertus experience built on exceptional service already enjoyed by a thriving community revolving around exclusive clubs and events. And all at the heart of a cultural destination that’s also one of the safest in Europe. Uninterrupted views eastwards over Canary Wharf and Docklands or westwards towards the City and the rest of the capital. This is Newfoundland. London uninterrupted. / Alastair Mullens, Managing Director – Vertus View of the City from Newfoundland. CONTENTS THISISVERTUS.COM 04 44 58 74 ABOUT VERTUS AHEAD ABOVE BEYOND ESTATE OF THE ART 8 WATER STREET An award-winning The Estate from a A neighbourhood Canary Wharf’s first new way to rent. new perspective. with culture at its core. pet-friendly address. 18 66 CLUB VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET Newfoundland’s exclusive 327 apartments work & social spaces. rising 37 storeys. 08 52 60 80 NEWFOUNDLAND BY THE WATER HOME ROUTINE THE NEW FOODIES Introducing a new The calming qualities Boost your wellbeing Big names bringing Canary Wharf icon. of living riverside. indoors and out. brand new flavours. 30 72 UPSIZE FIVE WITH FREYA Inside Vertus’ What 5-star service largest apartments. looks like at Vertus. 14 56 64 84 INTERVIEW WITH BILLIE LEE 15-MINUTE CITY SUSTAINABLE BY NATURE DIRECTORY & CONTACT What makes Canary Wharf The UK’s largest Whatever, whenever a modern icon. redefines city living. sustainable developer. in Canary Wharf. PAGE 2 PAGE 3 ABOUT VERTUS THIS Apartments to rent, ready to move in, simple to sign up. Flexible tenancies, exclusive amenities and the keys to a new community in Canary Wharf. IS A lifestyle driven by experience, a service without the hassle and inflexibility of renting as you’ve known it. VERTUS PAGE 4 The Parlour at 8 Water Street. ABOUT VERTUS Residential Leasing is a new way to rent, with brand new apartments and a thriving community delivered by Vertus on behalf of Canary Wharf Group. It provides access to the lifestyle you want, free from the commitment you don’t, from a developer with an unrivalled reputation and long-term commitment to the Estate it calls home. The Lounge at 10 George Street. Vertus means a simple sign-up process, With Newfoundland, the Vertus The 24/7 concierge isn’t just the friendly a hassle-free move-in and complete experience has expanded to include face for anyone arriving at Vertus. Think control over your apartment. All with dramatic, uninterrupted 58-storey of them as your own 5-star hotel service, the shops, restaurants, cafés, leisure views of the capital from a new icon there to assist with all enquiries, receive facilities and services of Canary Wharf standing at the western side of parcels, direct you to the person best- on your doorstep. Canary Wharf. The building’s distinctive placed to help for things like maintenance, diamond-like architecture lends it and guarantee you feel safe and secure The first two Vertus buildings are in an iconic, statuesque appearance at all times. They also have a host of other Wood Wharf, Canary Wharf’s new district unmissable from across London. responsibilities, providing a best-in-class bringing acres of landscaped public realm, service for Vertus residents. new apartments, work spaces and exciting Club Vertus is at the heart of all three bars and restaurants. 8 Water Street Vertus buildings. Although each has its Whether together, entertaining, or in has given the Estate its first pet-friendly own arrangement of social and work search of sanctuary, the apartments address, one nurturing a healthy outdoor spaces, all share the core amenities of at Vertus are designed to complement lifestyle surrounded by water and tranquil a lounge, terrace, self-service bar and your lifestyle. Choose fully furnished or gardens. Meanwhile, with a now thriving private dining room. curate your own space — complete community, 10 George Street has been flexibility however you decide to let life Escape to the Lounge to put your feet awarded Gold for Best BTR Project at the unfold. Tenancies are just as flexible and up or work from home, make your way What House? Awards 2020 and voted tailored to you, with no fees, letting you to the self-service bar to socialise with No.1 London development by residents extend at any time with no extra cost. friends and guests, and book the dining on residential ratings and reviews website, room, known as the Parlour, for almost HomeViews. Two incredible achievements any social occasion. There’s also a and irrefutable recognition of the quality, 24-hour gym to help you stay active1, diversity and level of service now well- a screening room for film nights and established at Vertus. sporting occasions2, plus a terrace – 1 10 George Street and Newfoundland only. the scene of many outdoor social events. 2 Newfoundland and 8 Water Street only. PAGE 6 The Parlour, private dining room at Newfoundland. NEWFOUNDLAND THISISVERTUS.COM NEW FOUND LAND PAGE 8 PAGE 9 Computer generated image, indicative only. THISISVERTUS.COM A NEW CANARY WHARF ICON Rising 58 storeys above the River Thames, Newfoundland is your opportunity to claim a piece of London’s skyline. Choose uninterrupted views eastwards over Canary Wharf and Docklands or westwards towards the City and the rest of the capital. Newfoundland. PAGE 11 NEWFOUNDLAND THISISVERTUS.COM Newfoundland view west. PAGE 12 PAGE 13 Billie Lee Billie HALF AN HOUR WITH Billie Lee, Director at HCL Architects INTERVIEW BY Alex Fenton THISISVERTUS.COM AF / Talk us through how the project The process is a language, but one Look next time we get a really deep pink started and where the first inspiration expressed through drawing and sunset and you’ll see it reflected in the “Our brief was to go as came from? then continued in the making of the building. It’s quite extraordinary. building itself. BL / Do you know why it’s called AF / “In an architect’s ideal world, Newfoundland? After 30 years of building, People assume you have an idea and the indoors and outdoors should this piece of land at the western end then you draw it to make it real. In fact, be separated as little as possible.” high as possible. We were of Middle Dock hadn’t been touched. the ideas reveal themselves through the How have you addressed this? Slightly tongue-in-cheek, we named act of drawing. As Richard would say, BL / Mies van der Rohe and Philip this newly ‘discovered’ place New- “sometimes things just fall off the pencil.” Johnson – pioneers of the modern Found-Land in honour of the Canadian AF / Is it too early to talk about movement – explored the blurring of the company that started the regeneration able to achieve the final Newfoundland as a new icon? inside and outside. It’s that really human of Canary wharf. What makes a truly iconic building? thing of wanting to live in nature. We like Our natural instinct was to centre the to minimise the fabric we need because BL / It was thought of as iconic from the building on the dock so you had an epic it’s nicer to be barefoot on the beach in start because of its position at the western first impression as you emerged from shorts than sat in the car with a coat on. 58 storeys because of the gateway to the Estate. We’ve actually the station. But it also needed to have entered it for the Council on Tall Buildings That’s why we’ve made Newfoundland a close-range sense of material and and Urban Habitat Awards. It was prize- as glassy as possible, to let people enjoy detail; to look smooth and refined. winning in the 200-299m high building the views and feel a closer connection unique qualities of the AF / Newfoundland was Richard category and we’re now keeping our with what’s outside. Horden’s project before he sadly passed fingers crossed ahead of the overall AF / Newfoundland raises the bar for away in 2018. What was his vision? winner being announced in the summer. Vertus all over again. What more will BL / Richard loved to see Architecture A true icon really comes down to a few residents get living here? and Engineering as one. The design key things. Firstly, the building has to be diagrid structural design. BL / It has to be the views. There are no we developed together with Kamran a joy to use. Secondly, the design should buildings in front of you to the west or the Moazami achieved this – both disciplines be classic, ideally with a bottom, middle east, making them uninterrupted, and informing each other to produce a and a top (this is Newfoundland’s elegant Newfoundland’s design makes the most seamless, efficient and elegant design.