CANARY WHARF’S NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD WOOD WHARF NEWSLETTER 15 SUMMER 2021

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PEDESTRIAN FOOTPATH ACCESS Following the opening of the public footpath through Wood Wharf via Brannan Street in May, we have closed the pedestrian route from Charter Street (heading North) via Cartier Circle. The pedestrian route is being closed for safety reasons as we commenced with infrastructure works at Cartier Circle

roundabout at the end of June, this is likely to be complete in October this year. There are alternative routes off Wood Wharf via Water Street and over Montgomery Bridge. Please find the map below showing the affected route and the alternative route that is currently available to pedestrians. We have barriers erected with signage located at the Charter Street / Brannan Street junction as well as at Cartier Circle (north footpath of State Street) for information.

SITE SAFETY UPDATEWe continue to follow all government guidelines and implement suitable control measures to ensure the Wood Wharf project remains a Covid-19 secure site.

Last month, Wood Wharf was awarded another Gold Medal Award for ROSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) for the sixth consecutive year. This achievement was presented for health and safety performance from January 2020 to December 2020.

Earlier in May, the Wood Wharf project team held a celebration for achieving one million hours without a RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences). Canary Wharf Contractors provided a free meal to all site personnel as part of the celebrations.

In June, we were delighted to lend our construction site at Wood Wharf to the London Fire Brigade (LFB). LFB used our site to undertake team training to test out some of their new firefighting equipment.

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HARBORD SQUAREIn May, we were delighted to open up the east side of the Wood Wharf development for our communities to enjoy. This includes the Harbord Square Park which adds to the existing Canary Wharf portfolio of green spaces. Harbord Square Park has been designed by the world-renowned landscape architect, Wirtz International; and is a more traditional London park with railings around the perimeter, a wide open lawned area and a variety of trees and shrubbery which will mature over the years to make this one of the most extraordinary parks that Canary Wharf has built to date. The park also comes with a new play space for children which includes a large sand pit and a large whale shaped water feature to stimulate their imaginations!

PARK DRIVEThe public realm around Park Drive has been open since May and allows local residents and the community to explore the development of Compton Quay, Compton Gardens and the timber boardwalk we’ve added by the South Dock – a perfect place to unwind and connect with the water. We were charmed to receive feedback from Mark Owen-Lloyd, a local resident who shared his experience at Wood Wharf with us:

“Please convey my congratulations to those responsible for the design of the dockside at South Dock in front of the Park Drive buildings. I was sitting in the sun there yesterday – it is the most beautiful, peaceful place. The wooden seating is incredibly comfortable and beautiful. Putting all the benches on the edge of the quay is inspired – well done CWG. You have made a place of real beauty which will get more stunning over the years as the trees mature.”

GRAVING DOCK UPGRADESOver the next few months, we will be preparing to commence with the upgrades to the Graving Dock area of the Wood Wharf development. The upgrades will include new finishes to the Lovegrove Walk Bridge, improvements to the public realm surrounding the Graving Dock, as well as providing over 350m2 of floating ecological islands within the dock itself. We will also be installing a floating timber deck that allows a friendlier access to the dock ecological islands which provide a safe haven for wildlife to flourish and adds to the existing biodiversity at Canary Wharf.

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FLOATING PAVILIONSAs you may remember from the previous newsletter, the floating pavilions (K1/K2) were being built in the docks near London City Airport and have been sailed into the Wood Wharf neighbourhood since April. Hawksmoor, British steak restaurant, have started their fit out works and plan to open their restaurant before Christmas. The tenant at K2 will be The London Project, a conceptual bar, restaurant, and lifestyle venue. The landscaping, ballast and internal works have begun and expect to be completed by the end of the summer. The London Project are planning to start their fit out in January 2022. Check out the video of the floating pavilions arriving to Wood Wharf here: canarywharf.com

VACANCIESJob opportunities within Canary Wharf Group are advertised on our company website and you can look through the list of vacancies here: www.group.canarywharf.com

If you are a resident of Tower Hamlets, you can register with WorkPath which is a unique employment service for all Tower Hamlets residents, providing support for people at all levels of work, skill or experience. Vacancies with our trade contractors are also listed with WorkPath. For more information on the WorkPath scheme, please visit the Tower Hamlets website at towerhamlets.gov.uk or email workpath@towerhamlets.gov.uk

CONSIDERATE CONSTRUCTORS SCHEMEThe Wood Wharf project is regularly audited by the Considerate Constructors Scheme to ensure we abide by the Code of Considerate Practice, designed to encourage best practice beyond statutory requirements. The Scheme’s main areas of concern fall into five categories: our community, environment, appearance, safety and workforce.

In April, we achieved a score of 45/50 which is considered exceptional. We were pleased to receive the following summary:

A continued commitment to retaining exceptional and excellent scores shows the company’s overarching commitment to sustainability and best practice collaborating with graduates to research areas of improved health and well-being, to join with industry partners in the development of ultra-

low carbon concrete together with the protection of the workforce in terms of the provision of additional parking and improved temperature testing at turnstiles. The residents were not overlooked with the recognition of the number of additional residents working from home during the pandemic who, because of site noise, were offered quieter locations within other CWG office space. Many of the project boundaries are covered with existing buildings and other obstructions really minimising the amount of display hoardings potentially available; nonetheless these have been maintained in excellent condition with the introduction this year of di-bond hoarding panels featuring the timeline of Canary Wharf’s docklands history. The workforce is now approaching its original total and a number of other pre-Covid provisions now returning to adjusted normality, the “new normal’’.

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ONE CHARTER STREET (B2)The concrete construction is well underway with both north and south cores noticeably ascending above Cartier Circle and climbing, using jump form, until the cores reach Level 21. Internally, the casting of the stairs is progressing as the cores rise.

With B2 being a hybrid building consisting of concrete, modular and steel construction, the concrete works only form a percentage of the structure. A total of 5 concrete slabs will be cast. At present, we have reached the completion of the promenade, mezzanine, ground, and Level 1 slabs. These areas will house open plan retail spaces, plant rooms, welfare facilities and offices. The interior of the building has exposed concrete columns and soffits to complement the client’s branding, so it is essential that the contractor creates a smooth finish.

The end of July saw a significant milestone reach – pouring the Level 2 transfer slab. The 1.2m slab will support the 256 modules forming the serviced modular apartments between levels 2 and 18. The slab is formed of 200 tonnes

of steel rebar encased in 750m3 of concrete. 100 concrete wagons will feed a constant supply through a mobile concrete pump. Due to the size of the slab, this pour will be divided into two sections.