The Art of Living One Blackfriars—What is important is not the length of life, but the depth of life. Culture has the power to elevate the everyday into the sublime: to transform a building into sculpture, architecture into art, luxury into a lifestyle and a view into a landscape. One Blackfriars is a magnificent addition to the London skyline. Envisaged as an awe-inspiring sculpture looking down on One Blackfriars the River Thames, the 170-metre-high tower is ideally placed to embrace London’s rich cultural life on the South Bank. With sweeping views across the city and built to a unique design, One Blackfriars has been expertly created for its residents to enjoy the best that London has to offer. 1 COMPUTER ENHANCED IMAGE OF ONE BLACKFRIARS IS INDICATIVE ONLY 2 3 PANCRAS ROAD The Location: An Area of Distinction ISLINGTON YORK WAY PENTONVILLE ROAD KING’S CROSS PENTONVILLE CITY ROAD SHOREDITCH REGENT’S PARK EUSTON ROAD Sadler’s Wells EUSTON Theatre University of London OLD STREET GRAY’S INN RD CLERKENWELL LAMB’S CONDUIT CLERKENWELL RD The British BARBICAN Barbican Centre Museum HOLBORN LIVERPOOL STREET FITZROVIA FARRINGDON CITY OF MARYLEBONE OXFORD CIRCUS LONDON HOLBORN TEMPLE OXFORD STREET St Paul’s BANK COVENT London School Cathedral TOTTENHAM CITY THAMESLINK NEW BOND STREET COURT ROAD GARDEN of Economics REGENT STREET 30 St Mary Royal Opera BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE Axe SOHO CANNON STREET House MILLENNIUM BLACKFRIARS Savile Row PIER BRIDGE MILLENNIUM King’s College Somerset BRIDGE SOUTHWARK London WATERLOOHouse BRIDGE Oxo BRIDGE LONDON Shakespeare’s MAYFAIR Royal Academy PICCADILLY National Tower Globe of Arts CIRCUS The National Theatre Gallery GROUND UPPER RIVER THAMES BLACKFRIARS BANKSIDE PIER HUNGERFORD BRIDGESouthbank Tate Modern Centre STAMFORD ST Borough Market ONE BLACKFRIARS TOOLEY STREET THE MALL LONDON BRIDGE GREEN PARK The London SOUTHWARK SOUTH BANK Eye ST JAMES’S PARK WATERLOO SOUTHWARK WESTMINSTER BRIDGE A MODERN AND IMPRESSIVE NEW LANDMARK ON Buckingham London South BOROUGH Palace Bank University THE SKYLINE OF LONDON, LOCATED ON THE WORLD Big Ben WESTMINSTER LAMBETH Westminster FAMOUS RIVER THAMES. LAMBETH NORTH Abbey Houses of Parliament Views stretch across the river to the Houses of Parliament, The London Eye, the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral and The Shard. Set within a panorama of old and new, and the very best of London. VICTORIA LAMBETH BRIDGE Westminster It is located in the cultural heartland of the South Bank, an area that offers theatre at the Old and Young Vic Cathedral OLD KENT ROAD and Shakespeare’s Globe, art at the Tate Modern and the Hayward Gallery, music at The Royal Festival Hall Tate and cinema at the British Film Institute. Britain VAUXHALL Stretching from Westminster Bridge in the west to Tower Bridge in the east, this is one of the most dynamic WALWORTH ROAD RIVER THAMES THURLOW STREET and exciting areas on the riverside. Spurred on by its cultural heritage, the renaissance has brought the PIMLICO VAUXHALL BRIDGE Tom Dixon-designed Mondrian London hotel to the area, as well as many new restaurants including Wrights Brothers and Roast at the gourmet food market at Borough, Hutong, Oblix or Aqua Shard at The Shard and WALWORTH Skylon at the Royal Festival Hall. The studios of television channel ITV and the London headquarters of IBM are located just along the river to the west. KENNINGTON PARK ROAD Southwark’s reputation as a historical centre of commerce is also being revived: News Corp, PwC, Ernst & Kennington Young and Norton Rose Fulbright have all relocated to a dynamic hub around The Shard. The neighbouring Oval Sea Containers building is now home to advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather and Puma. Within 10 minutes walk you will also find IBM Computers, ITV, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Time Inc and Boodle Hatfield. CHELSEA BRIDGE MAP NOT TO SCALE 4 5 THE SHARD CANARY WHARF 30 ST MARY AXE STREET ONE BLACKFRIARS TOWER BRIDGE ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL THE CITY WATERLOO STATION TATE MODERN MILLENNIUM BRIDGE LONDON BRIDGE THE LONDON EYE BLACKFRIARS STATION SOUTHWARK STATION COUNTY HALL LIVERPOOL STREET STATION BLACKFRIARS PIER BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT SOMERSET HOUSE WATERLOO BRIDGE THE STRAND THE SAVOY ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL BIG BEN CHARING CROSS HUNGERFORD BRIDGE NELSON’S COLUMN HORSE GUARDS PARADE TRAFALGAR SQUARE THE NATIONAL GALLERY ST JAMES’S PARK AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF LONDON SHOWING LOCATION OF ONE BLACKFRIARS 7 The Architecture: A New Symbol A STRIKING, SCULPTURAL ADDITION TO LONDON’S HORIZON. THE BUILDING WILL BECOME AN IMPORTANT FOCUS AS THE AREA DEVELOPS TO BECOME A COMPELLING NEW ARCHITECTURAL HUB IN THE CAPITAL. The Lansetti II vase by Finnish artist Timo Sarpaneva provided the inspiration, and has been brought to life architecturally in the building’s curved geometry, transparent glass surface and spirit of movement. This tower has been carefully designed by British architect Ian Simpson of SimpsonHaugh and Partners. It has been his passion to deliver this architectural vision without compromise over 15 years of endeavour, development and research. COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGE OF ONE BLACKFRIARS IS INDICATIVE ONLY 9 COMPUTER ENHANCED IMAGE OF ONE BLACKFRIARS IS INDICATIVE ONLY 11 Lansetti II vase The inspiration Finnish designer Timo Sarpaneva (1926–2006) created the Lansetti II (Lancet II) vase in 1952 on behalf of world famous glass manufacturer "Iittala". Its curving silhouette made it an instant design icon thatis now housed in the collections of the V&A Museum in London and The Met in New York. The artist Timo Sarpaneva was one of the leading figures of modern Finnish art and design. His pieces range from glass to homeware, and from artworks to graphics. He has been recognised as a master of many materials who had a “rare ability to mesmorise and to worship beauty.” IMAGES COURTESY OF MARJATTA12 AND ALEKSEI SARPANEVA 13 The ambition Ian Simpson first drew the dynamic shape of One Blackfriars in a sketchpad fifteen years ago. After all this time, and many years of design research and structural development, it is finally being faithfully realised. The architect’s ambition was to create a structure that looks sculptural, elegant and slender from every angle. The influence of modernist sculpture is evident in the way One Blackfriars elegantly leans outwards before reaching the bow and then drives skyward to create a dramatic culmination that pierces the sky. It has been designed almost as an object to behold, not just a building and it is a particular masterpiece that reveals itself in a myriad of ways, dependent on where you are in relation to it. The architect Revered architectural studio SimpsonHaugh and Partners was established by Ian Simpson and Rachel Haugh in 1987 and has won many awards throughout its history for projects across the United Kingdom. Ian and his practice are known for their innovative and knowledgeable approach to architecture, always creating beautiful buildings in fantastic locations. 14 15 COMPUTER ENHANCED IMAGE OF ONE BLACKFRIARS IS INDICATIVE ONLY 17 The Apartments: Modern Luxury ONE BLACKFRIARS HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER LEADING EXPERTS FROM THE INTERIORS, LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING PROFESSIONS TO CREATE A NEW ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK. The interiors have been designed by leading London-based design practice Tara Bernerd & Partners. Inspired by the cultural life of the South Bank, the apartments are indebted in style to three eminent British artists whose work spans three centuries: Thomas Gainsborough, J.M.W. Turner and Barbara Hepworth. Each interior collection has a unique personality that draws on art history, but also provides a beautiful backdrop to contemporary living and cutting-edge technology. HEPWORTH SHOW APARTMENT STONE WALL LUKE CHATEAU 19 The concept To pay tribute to the art and culture associated with the South Bank the THE HEPWORTH COLLECTION collections have been designed based upon famed British painters and sculptors. Modernist sculptor Barbara Hepworth worked with the finest metal, stone and wood The Hepworth Collection, The Turner Collection and The Gainsborough to shape her pieces. The Hepworth Collection embodies her pioneering spirit, using Collection. Named after three leading British artists: Barbara Hepworth, materials sourced from around the world to create outstanding living spaces: distinctive, J.M.W. Turner and Thomas Gainsborough and influenced from their artistic modern apartments with contemporary technology. The Hepworth Collection offers an sensibilities. The collections offer a rangeof apartments with a choice of two incredible selection of three and four bedroom apartments. design schemes, light and dark. The three collections are expertly crafted, offering bespoke elements, first-class specifications, mood lighting and the latest technology. THREE SPHERES (FAMILY GROUP) 1972—BARBARA HEPWORTH ©BOWNESS 20 21 THE TURNER COLLECTION THE GAINSBOROUGH COLLECTION J.M.W. Turner was a Romantic landscape painter, known for his captivating, rich Encompassing handsome features and an aristocratic attention to detail, The imagery of countryside scenes, ships at sea and, pertinently, the River Thames. He was a Gainsborough Collection will provide elegant studios, Manhattan and one-bedroom master of light and reflection, and his oeuvre was the inspiration behind a series of two apartments, inspired by the 18th century portrait and landscape society painter. Thomas and three bedroom apartments at One Blackfriars, which all show exceptional use of Gainsborough was known for creating a sense of mood and elegance in his works, and space and lighting. these elements are apparent in the sophisticated apartments. THE DORT PACKET BOAT FROM ROTTERDAM BECALMED 1817-1818—J.M.W. TURNER CORNARD WOOD 1748—THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH 22 23 The interior designer Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Belgravia, Tara Bernerd & Partners has a portfolio that stretches across beautiful residential and commercial projects in New York, Chicago, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Switzerland. The founder Tara Bernerd originally amassed experience working for renowned design legend Philippe Starck before establishing the firm, and her interiors are today known around the world for being bold, chic and glamorous.