Report - 25 Churchill Place -- Canary Wharf -- London 2012

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With approximately 1750 security cameras controlled by 300+ security staff covering the 97 acre estate, Canary Wharf is the heart of London’s economy. Its also one of the most photogenic parts of the city and somewhere I had always wanted to take photo's of but with that being said I knew this wouldn't be as straightforward as most other places visited in the city. Even though the site was brought to my attention by 2 non members earlier on in the year the first visit here turned out to be somewhat of an anti-climax after being unable to reach the roof. So it was put on the back burner for a couple of months and climbed once again towards the back end of 2012... this time with a little more success.


A small background

25 Churchill place

Canary Wharf Group has achieved one of the greatest feats of civic transformation – an iconic urban regeneration, designing and constructing over 15 million square feet of office and retail space across its 97 acre East London Estate. Canary Wharf Group plc (“Canary Wharf Groupâ€) and the European Medicines Agency (“EMAâ€) have agreed a pre-let of 250,000 square feet in a new office building of over 500,000 square feet to be constructed at 25 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf in London.

In accordance with Canary Wharf Group’s development strategy, the building’s substructure has already been completed. Work on the tower will begin in the fourth quarter of 2011. The building of 25 Churchill Place is a symbolic milestone as it completes the development of the original Canary Wharf masterplan.

25 Churchill Place will be one of the most energy efficient office buildings on the Canary Wharf Estate to date. Environmental features will include elevators that store and reuse energy elsewhere in the building, the latest ultra-efficient air-conditioning equipment that recycles the energy from exhaust air and photo voltaic cells to generate energy from the sun’s rays. The building will also have a ‘green’ roof, which enhances biodiversity and energy efficiency