Planning officers recommend approval for Marsh Wall co-living tower

Tower Hamlets planning officers have recommended approval for a 46-storey co-living tower block designed by Rio Architects for developer Olympian and earmarked for a site south of Canary Wharf. The project would deliver 795 co-living studio units – each with its own bathroom and cooking facilities. Residents would also be able to use communal kitchens, dining areas and living areas. The 0.22ha development site in Marsh Wall currently houses a three-storey office building. The building’s ground and first-floor levels would have a café, co-working space, lounges, a gym, a fitness room and a cinema room. Additional lounges for residents are proposed for its top three floors. Recommending the scheme for approval, planning officers said the proposals were considered to be high quality, adding that the building would “respond positively” to the Canary Wharf cluster of tall buildings.

Building Design (04/04/2023)