Coming Soon,

to the London skyline, 

all images by Foster + Partners, UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has been granted planning approval for office and residential development 18 Blackfriars Road, which the studio claims will be net-zero carbon, two residential blocks measuring 22 and 40 stories tall will contain 400 homes, 40 per cent of which will be affordable housing, "[18 Blackfriars Road] will feature London's lowest whole-life carbon high-rise, which also aims to be the first to achieve the WELL Community Gold rating," said Foster + Partners head of studio Nigel Dancey, "We are incredibly proud to be part of this pioneering vision for Southwark."

designed in collaboration with developers Hines and Lipton Rogers, Foster + Partners claims the development will be 100 per cent electric and net zero carbon in operation, "We are incredibly proud to be part of this pioneering vision for Southwark, We have designed a healthy, mixed-use development that plugs into and seeks to significantly enhance the existing urban fabric," said Dancey, "The project will provide new homes, offices, retail and a wide range of cultural and community facilities to bring this dormant site back to life." Dancey added, Vibrant new public spaces are central to the design concept, connecting with a cycle highway and a number of public transport interchanges to encourage car-free travel," no mention of a completion date, but I guess the development will start soon.