Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London. The development will not be completed until 2019 due to the enormous size of the development.
The 20 acres (81,000 m) of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when the ship repair yard and dry dock ceased operation. Pr...
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Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London. The development will not be completed until 2019 due to the enormous size of the development.
The 20 acres (81,000 m) of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when the ship repair yard and dry dock ceased operation. Presently parts of it are occupied by low rise light industrial premises and the remainder is vacant or derelict. It belongs to British Waterways.
The master plan proposal is for a mixed use development. It would have 454,000 square metres of office space and around 1,500 homes, many of them much-needed affordable family units. The office space would effectively be a seamless expansion of the Canary Wharf business district, albeit not officially part of the Canary Wharf estate. The development consists of four skyscrapers of 200-206 m, 187 m,...
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