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The conversion of these Victorian warehouses All around you lies a warren of old, cobbled streets, When the Pool of London teemed with tall ships, has given the capital some of its most dramatic where shipbrokers and chandleries have given way they unloaded coffee, cocoa beans, coconut living spaces. These are domestic interiors on an to art galleries, restaurants and fashionable shops. matting, oils, spices and dried fruit - then lowered industrial scale, where the raw simplicity of the Metropolitan Wharf is one of the last Docklands them onto horse-drawn carts which clattered off architecture creates the perfect backdrop to the warehouses to be restored, in a four year around London and beyond. best in modern design. programme of work that has retained as much of the historic fabric as possible. On the river side, enjoy big skies and ever- changing light as pleasure boats and workboats Metropolitan Wharf is steeped in history. It is come and go. On the city side, these buildings made up of four warehouse buildings, constructed provide a fresh perspective on the London skyline, between 1862 and 1898. The exterior features with spectacular views both day and night. some of Docklands’ fi nest jibs, cranes and hoists. Welcome to metropolitan Wharf

Walk into Metropolitan Wharf today and you will start to appreciate the exciting mix of past and present which characterises the entire development. The original brickwork, ceilings and cast iron columns look down on modern art and a striking copper reception desk - designed to patinate with age. Bottega - a busy cafe, delicatessen, As you look around you will see this is a multi-use development, wine bar and destination restaurant, where an urban village within a building. A destination in its own right. the produce section was inspired by the Camp de’ Fiori market in Rome. To the left of reception is the restaurant Bottega Wapping. Ahead is the ‘Village Green’, an open space to sit, talk and relax in, with a terrace overlooking the Thames. To the right, the nameplates of media and hi-tech companies are etched into driftwood, previously washed up on the shore. Above you, the entire sixth floor of this imposing building has been reserved for just eight exceptional penthouses. hiStorY, harmonY, contraSt

The penthouses at Metropolitan Wharf provide the clearest expression of the UK Real Estate philosophy for the building as a whole. Nick Capstick-Dale wished for the building to evolve into its next phase of life, while retaining all the character and integrity of its past. To help realise his vision, he worked closely with Design Research Studio, the interior design arm of Tom Dixon, giving some of the most imaginative international designers the budget, the space and the freedom to create something truly outstanding.

The retention of the original structure provides roof spaces of wooden beams and walls of exposed brickwork with the sudden intrusion of a girder, a crane or a massive iron door. The original wooden floors have been rejuvenated, despite their slight unevenness - this is history you can feel beneath your feet. There are contrasts to the historic urban texture, some areas in each apartment are smooth and more refined. As well as preserving the physical fabric, the renovation also reflects the wider heritage of Docklands as the place where goods were landed from all around the world.

Like many other features in each penthouse, the spiral staircases are made from folded mild steel echoing the industrial heritage of the building. Another recurring motif is the scorched wood panelling in a classic chevron pattern. There is no history of fire damage here - it just looks perfect for its setting.

The lighting is designed to be theatrical. Chandeliers of Tom Dixon Copper Bronze shades fill the high roof spaces. Decorative features are picked out by theatrical spotlights, which sit alongside 1930s lamps from France.

If you choose a furnished apartment, you might find yourself relaxing on a modern Flag Halyard chair by Danish architect and designer Hans Wegner which is made with ocean-going ropes. Or maybe an Italian leather sofa designed in the 1970s and hand-stiched in Switzerland.

So much thought, fun and expertise has gone into each penthouse. Every one is individual with unique characteristics - you cannot take it all in at once. You could live here for years and still find something new to catch your eye. The lighting in the lift lobby - a superb one-off piece from the Tom Dixon studio. firSt impreSSionS count

As you arrive on the penthouse floor you will be welcomed by a play of golden lights along the corridor, but the last place you might think of is the London Underground. Yet these lamps were inspired by the convex spy mirrors found on tube stations. The design team saw them, liked the shape and the distorted reflections that they give to the space.

Look at the steel architraves to each front door and you will see that they all have their own distinct motif - these are individual apartments, right down to the last detail. The main living space is ‘zoned’ rather than partitioned, to provide clearly defi ned areas for talking, working, dining and relaxing. Furniture is an optional extra and subject to availability. modern living redefined

Design Research Studio teamed up with Boffi to develop a bespoke brass and steel kitchen which further illustrates how Victorian industrial architecture complements the best in modern design. The kitchens sit on a platform of lava planks and have their own underfloor heating. Also provided is a full suite of Miele appliances which are arranged on elemental lines, radiating from a brass pillar. Those to do with air and fire lie along one axis; those to do with water lie along another. It is an ancient distinction - but it works surprisingly well in practice.

The intimate spaces of the bedroom and Upstairs, the bedrooms have a feeling of Your bathroom areas provide a complete contrast suspension in space - heightened by the sky private to the theatricality elsewhere. The bathroom above your head and by the views down into features underfloor heating, with lava tiles from the bathroom and living areas. They are still Space the slopes of Mount Etna which were chosen anchored in the industrial age. The spacious for their beauty and heat-retaining properties. wardrobes are clad in matt black steel and the These curve upwards at the walls in a manner room is framed by the original roof timbers. inspired by cubist art. Sanitaryware and fittings Blinds and lighting can of course be controlled are by Agape and Vola - others are custom from your bed so if you suddenly feel like made or sourced by the Tom Dixon studio. sleeping under the stars, you can. the hidden technologY

As well as leading-edge design, Metropolitan General Specification Wharf also features the most advanced Crestron Kitchens in-home technology. Integrated control system giving Custom designed steel and brass free- intuitive control of audio-visual, lighting, blinds, standing units by Design Research Studio for Boffi. Perfect Integration have co-ordinated all the windows, heating and cooling system. Crestron With integrated Miele dishwasher, combination systems in each apartment to provide new multi-room audio system with Bowers & Wilkins oven and fridge freezer with underfloor heated lava ceiling speakers stone planks levels of simplicity and controllability. They used a Lutron system to control the lighting, Lutron HomeWorks QS intelligent lighting control Bathrooms All bedrooms accompanied by both for practical illumination and to help you system for scene setting and energy efficiency en-suite bathroom comprising bath / separate shower with twin sinks explore the full range of lighting effects. Sound & Vision 5.1 surround sound speaker system in living room with 55” full HD 3D LED Terrace Each penthouse has a decked external Overall control is via Total Home Technology Samsung TV and bespoke DLS ‘industrial’ speakers terrace that is fully lit and integrated with an from Crestron, where a single panel or hand- outdoor speaker sound system 39” Samsung full HD TV to master bedroom held device can adjust the blinds, windows, Laundry Separate utility / laundry room facilities Apple AirPlay for wireless audio streaming from heating, cooling and home entertainment. with built in Miele washing / drying appliances any iOS device Flooring Original wood flooring throughout DAB and FM radio tuner Fireplace Suspended Fire Orb, revolves through Pre-wired for centrally distributed 360o with the ability to burn either wood or bio fuel Sky HD multi-room Wardrobes Bespoke draws and hanging space Pre-wired for Broadband / Telecoms system in every bedroom. Additional secure basement Security 24 hour security with reception open storage available working hours Monday - Friday. Key card operated Air-conditioning Comfort controlled cooling / secure lift access warming in every room by Adcocks Parking Secure parking available upon request. Bike storage within the building 3 4 5

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This part of Wapping has some of the oldest and 1. Welcome to Bottega best preserved warehouses in London. Most of them 2. Inside Bottega are residential now, which has led to a good choice 3. Inside The Wapping Project 4. The public house of shops and restaurants close at hand. Metropolitan 5. Bottega’s charcuterie Wharf is equidistant from two of London’s best . 6. The Prospect Of public house The Captain Kidd was named after a pirate who was 7. Pizza Express hanged at Wapping’s . Its riverside 8. Entrance to The Captain Kidd garden is a great place to spend a summer’s evening. 9. Wapping Overground Station The Prospect of Whitby dates from 1520. It was 10. Il Bordello restaurant 11. Brass ale pumps once a notorious haunt of smugglers and pirates, 12. Fresh baked goods from Bottega nicknamed the Devil’s Tavern. It was rebuilt and 13. St Katharine’s Dock renamed in the 18th century and there are sweeping 14. Extensive cocktail menu at Bottega river views from two floors.

The Wharf’s own branch of Bottega and the nearby Il Bordello provide two contrasting takes on Italian cooking. Smith’s Brasserie is famous for its fish menu, where ingredients are sourced daily from the local market. The River View Chinese restaurant around the corner is also recommended.

If you fancy a bracing walk, you can take the Thames Path in either direction, to arrive at and Limehouse, or the lively St Katharine’s Dock near the .

You will also be close to The Wapping Project - another excellent restaurant, housed in the old Hydraulic Power Station. This building has also been acquired by UK Real Estate, thus ensuring that it will retain all of its authentic Victorian character into the future. and further afield

Wapping Wall is conveniently located close to Tower Bridge, , the City and the West End.

Canary Wharf, now a powerful financial hub, is a few minutes away by road and has its own excellent range of shops. Wander across Tower Bridge and you will come to the narrow bustling streets of Butlers Wharf and More London - a new development housing the Greater London Authority and many leading companies.

Public transport gives you the choice of the Docklands Light Railway at Shadwell or the Overground at Wapping; this now circles London with regular trains linking in to the underground network.

By taxi, the quiet streets of Wapping Village are just minutes away from East London’s major thoroughfares, linking up with all parts of London and the South East.

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In February 2009 at the height of the financial Going forward, for the building to succeed I felt I had long been an admirer of Tom Dixon’s crisis, I finally managed to buy Metropolitan I needed to create a village within a building. amazing achievements in other great old Wharf. I had come to the Wharf as a guest of It needed to cater for a cross section of creative buildings in this city, so naturally he was my first the clothing company, ‘Fake of London’ in the industries and penthouse apartments that would choice. From this point his studio and I worked late 90s and had quite simply fallen in love with be serviced by restaurants, bars and retail in closely together to produce these spectacular what was at the time an old dilapidated building. general - services that would also be welcomed apartments. His use of metal, wood and Having acquired it, I realised that as with all by the local community. What was equally incredible lighting have set these penthouse historic listed buildings it would take a great important was to keep the historical integrity apartments apart from anything else that I deal of time and patience to bring this beautiful and features of the building intact. There is great have ever seen. Personally, to be a part of the building back to life. To my mind, owners beauty in the juxtaposition of old and new so long Metropolitan Wharf experience has been nothing of listed buildings are in effect caretakers, as one respects the origins of the building, and short of a dream and I am excited to see the joy responsible for ensuring that their buildings this is what I have striven to achieve, allowing it will bring to others who will live here. To my remain fully utilised. In order to achieve this, Metropolitan Wharf to evolve naturally into the mind, the art of renting is to acquire a whole new one needs to make sure that these buildings next chapter of its life. experience that one would not otherwise have, are developed in line with the times. All these what better way than here at Metropolitan Wharf. Having drawn up the general layouts of the old buildings will go through different chapters. Nick Capstick-Dale apartments, keeping as much of the existing Metropolitan Wharf was built 151 years ago detail as possible, I then needed a designer to in order to store tea and coffee delivered put my thoughts for the interiors into practice. to London by boat. In the 80s and 90s, the run-down semi empty building housed a small group of interesting and creative studios, which gave the building a somewhat bohemian cool feel.

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