View of St George Wharf Tower and part of St George Wharf development from Vauxhall Station
St George Wharf and the new St George Wharf tower, still under construction at Vauxhall, London. St George Wharf Tower, also known as the Vauxhall Tower or The Tower, is a residential skyscraper under construction in Vauxhall, London, as part of the St George Wharf development. When built, it will be 181 metres (594 ft) tall with 50 storeys, making it the tallest solely residential building in the UK. The building's construction crane was hit by a helicopter in January 2013, causing two death. The structure will be topped by a wind turbine, which will power the tower's common lighting. At the base of the tower, water will be drawn from the London Aquifer and heat-pump technology will be used to remove warmth from the water in the winter to heat the apartments. In comparison to similar buildings, the tower will require one third of the energy, and will produce between one-half and two-thirds of normal CO2 emissions. It will be triple-glazed to minimise heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer, with low-e glazing and ventilated blinds between the glazing to further reduce heat gain from direct sunlight. St George Wharf is a riverside development in the London Borough of Lambeth, England, United Kingdom, located on the southern bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge. The 93,000 square metres (1,000,000 sq ft) mixed-use development is located between the Vauxhall Cross road junction and river, and is near Vauxhall station. The River Effra, one of the Thames' many underground tributaries, empties into the main river close-by. The development comprises over 1,100 apartments, as well as offices, retail units and restaurants. It has twice won The Architects' Journal's 'Worst building in the world' award.
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Location: Vauxhall Station, Lambeth
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: development, george, high-rise, lambeth, mixed-, residential, riverside, skyscraper, st, tower, vauxhall, wharf
