Royal Wharf

Location: Newham, London
Client: Oxley Holdings
Date: 2014 – 2020
Awards: RIBA London Regional Awards - Shortlist 2022

We have designed a landmark building at Royal Wharf. The 14-storey tower with restaurants and 110 apartments, sits in a strategic position at the end of a new park on the River Thames as part of a new 40 acre development in London’s Royal Docks.

We have drawn inspiration from the history and geology of the site to create a distinctive architecture. The tripartite precast masonry façade is textured with oyster shells discovered in the excavation of dock walls, scalloped details add character and a change from dark to light draws inspiration from the tide and sediment of the site.

The judging panel recognized the scheme for its: ‘Strong elegance and intriguing narrative’; it was commended by Newham’s Design Review Panel: ‘We support the very strong architectural direction being taken by the design team… The scalloped, grid-like form and the graded variation in the concrete tone, has the potential to be very interesting indeed.’

Two projects shortlisted for the RIBA London Regional Awards 2022 Practice News

A number of schemes in the heart of the city have been shortlisted for this year's RIBA London Regional Awards 2022.

From schools to studios, towers to terraces, the shortlist focusses on the sustainable and social impact that positively shape a community.

Mæ are proud that not only Sands End Arts & Community Centre in Fulham has been considered and shortlisted, but also Pinnacle House, on the Thames river's edge in Royal Wharf, featuring smooth scalloped edges inspired by oyster shells found in the dock walls that once stood.

All shortlisted schemes will be assessed by a regional jury with the winning projects and practices announced later this Spring.
March 2022 Read more
Royal Wharf Shortlisted for The RIBA London Regional Awards 2022 Project Update

A list of 68 projects have been shortlisted for the RIBA London Regional Awards 2022, a mix of schools, community centres, residential and mixed-use projects are included within the selection - great schemes from brilliant teams, across the board. The list focusses on the sustainable and social impact that positively shapes a community and Mæ are pleased to announce Pinnacle House in Royal Wharf is amongst the projects considered and shortlisted. All schemes will be accessed by a regional jury with the winning projects being announced later this Spring.
March 2022 View Project
Royal Wharf completes Project Update

Our Pinnacle House project at Royal Wharf has now completed. The 14-storey tower with restaurants and 110 apartments, sits in a strategic position at the end of a new park on the River Thames as part of a new 40 acre development in London’s Royal Docks.

We drew inspiration from the history and geology of the site to create a characterful and unique building, with scalloped details and a tripartite precast masonry façade textured with oyster shells discovered in the excavation of dock walls.

The design was commended by Newham’s Design Review Panel: 'We support the very strong architectural direction being taken by the design team… The scalloped, grid-like form and the graded variation in the concrete tone, has the potential to be very interesting indeed.’
October 2020 View Project
Royal Wharf Project Update

Royal Wharf is currently at RIBA Stage 5 and is onsite making good progress. The tripartite precast masonry façade is textured oyster shells discovered when excavating the walls of the nearby docks. The façade is designed with scalloped details to add character and also has a gradual change in colour from dark to light evoking the tide and the sediment of the site.
July 2019 View Project
Down by the Riverbank - LFA site tour and presentation on Identity Practice News

We took part in a site-tour and talk entitled 'Down by the riverbank' for London Festival of Architecture, a citywide and month-long event promoting architectural experimentation, practice and debate. We explored alongside Glen Howells Architects, Serie Architects and HAL architects, what gives Royal Wharf, an area steeped in history, its identity.

Part of the Royal Docks regeneration area and formerly Minoco Wharf, Royal Wharf was originally riverside marshes before becoming part of the world’s biggest port in the 19th century. The area is now being transformed by Ballymore and Oxley into a new community for approximately 10,000 residents. Our 14-storey building at Royal Wharf forms a part of this development, our design reflecting the geology of the riverbank with a textured façade inspired by oyster shells discovered in the excavation of dock walls.
June 2018 Read more about our Royal Wharf project
Royal Wharf receives planning permission Project Update

Mæ, in collaboration with Glenn Howells and Serie Architects, have won reserved matters planning consent for Phase 2 of the Royal Wharf development in the Royal Docks, East London. Mæ's landmark building is the centrepiece of the development, 14 storeys of apartments and restaurants, which is due for completion in 2017.
October 2014 View Project