Cascades, Isle of Dogs
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Cascades Tower is a 20-storey residential building and a distinctive local landmark on the Isle of Dogs in East London.[1] It was designed by Rex Wilkinson, a partner in the celebrated architectural firm CZWG, and built in 1987–88.[2][3]
The building has a concrete frame with details inspired by riverside industry and nautical themes. It has 168 residential units.[4]
Overlooking River Thames, Cascades Tower is on 4 Westferry Road, Canary Wharf, E14 8JL. It stands on land just south of the old western entrance to South Dock of the original West India Docks.[5]
The total height of the building structure is 194 feet (59 m). Cascade Tower was the first private high-rise housing development undertaken by The London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) to regenerate the depressed east London Docklands area.[6] It was completed at a time “when high rise was still a discredited building form for residential purposes, and two or three storeys was the norm”.[7][8] The building is an exemplary architecture project of British Post-Modernism style.[9]
Cascades was the Winner of Architectural Brickwork Award in 1989,[10] and Grade II listed building in 2018.[11][12]
Gallery
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Cascades Tower taken from the Britannic Hotel, Marsh Wall. September 2004.
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September 2009.
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March 2012.
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Cascades and Canary Wharf viewed from River Thames. August 2013.
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Cascades viewed from River Thames. October 2014.
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October 2014.
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Southwest View of the Cascades. August 2021.
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Cascades, Landmark Pinnacle, Landmark West and East Towers. February 2020
References
[edit]- ^ 'Modern Docklands: Gazetteer of housing developments', in Survey of London: Volumes 43 and 44, Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs, ed. Hermione Hobhouse (London, 1994), pp. 697–702. British History Online. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ National Heritage List: Slough trading estate among new additions. BBC News, 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Listed postmodern buildings – in pictures. The Guardian, 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Cascades CZWG Listed Buildings. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Former West Entrance Lock to South Dock, West India Docks, A Grade II Listed Building in Canary Wharf, London British Listed Buildings, History in Structure. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Cascades Tower adrianprockter, 27 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Cascades, CZWG Listed Buildings Cascades, CZWG Listed Buildings. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Modern Docklands: Gazetteer of housing developments Survey of London: Volumes 43 and 44, Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs. British History Online. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Cascades, A Grade II Listed Building in Canary Wharf, London British Listed Buildings, History in Structure. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Cascades CZWG Listed Buildings. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Cascades (1449530)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Cascades, A Grade II Listed Building in Canary Wharf, London British Listed Buildings, History in Structure. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Postmodernism in London | Touring a two bed in Cascades Tower YouTube. Retrieved 11 February 2023
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