Apartments and penthouses contained within Southbank Place’s final building
how Seven offers buyers a final chance to purchase a slice of Southbank Place overlooking the Thames
by Jon Massey
Apartments in the final building at Braeburn Estates’ Southbank Place scheme have gone on sale. Seven, designed by Stanton Williams Architects, sits overlooking Jubilee Gardens, the London Eye and the Thames at the Waterloo development.
Representing the last opportunity to buy a home at the scheme, the 13-storey block comprises 92 apartments and penthouses. Around 30% of the former have already been sold while the four top floor properties are due to launch later this year.
Prices for the apartments at the joint venture, a partnership between Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar, range from £1.9million for a one-bed to £6.2million for a three-bed.
The properties feature openplan interiors, high-end tech and dual aspect design (for the majority) as well as reflective glazing to help maintain privacy.
“We conceived Seven as a block of stone, which we then carved into,” said Paul Williams, principal director of Stanton Williams Architects, which employed a similar approach for 8 Water Street and 10 Park Drive in Wood Wharf.
“Winning this commission meant a huge amount to Alan Stanton and me because, going back to the 1980s we were designing exhibitions at the Hayward Gallery. Our roots are very much in the buildings here.
“Seven faces west. It’s on a bend in the river and is adjacent to the beautiful limestone of the Royal Festival Hall, with Hungerford Bridge running in between.
“What we wanted to do was to draw the energy of the arts centre and that more civic side across into this composition that links through to the Shell Tower. Seven engages with both buildings, it’s really mediating between the two.
“Because it’s west-facing, it catches the sun as it moves round and animates the building throughout the day.
“The articulation of light and shade across the face of the building was something we felt would be a beautiful backdrop to Jubilee Gardens.
“The other key feature is the five metre-high lobby with glass on either side. The idea is the eye
at Waterloo
What we wanted to do here was to draw the energy of the arts centre and the more civic side across into this composition
Paul Williams, Stanton Williams
will be drawn through and you’ll understand your location within Southbank Place as you look through to the river.”
The development boasts its own Tube station entrance for nearby Waterloo and a host of hospitality brands that will be familiar to Wharfers such as Atis and Paris Baguette.
Residents get access to a 17,000sq ft private health club underneath the development with facilities including a 25m swimming pool, a gym, relaxation pods and treatment rooms.
Located on the site of the 1951 Festival Of Britain, the development is within easy walking distance of the Royal Festival Hall, the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
In celebration of the launch of Seven, Braeburn Estates have commissioned artist and illustrator Paul Catherall to create a pair of prints placing the new building in the context of its more famous neighbours.
He said: “I graduated from Leicester polytechnic in 1989. At the time, the South Bank was quite a different place. It was still lovely to me but I felt it was quite desolate.
“It wasn’t the hive of activity it is now. In many ways it made me appreciate it even more and it reminded me of Coventry, which is where I was brought up.
“But it and other places like the Barbican and the old Elephant And Castle shopping centre resonated with me because they were created at a similar time to the buildings I grew up with.
“For printmaking, the buildings on the South Bank were perfect –in lino cut, you want clear shapes, light and shade. You want to be able to define the edges.
“Over the years, the area got busier. The buildings here are both loved and hated. They’ve become more appreciated.
“The main thing is that it’s now
used and lively. It’s become what it should have been.
“My job is to pick out all those elements and make them shine. I always try and select some colours that deliver that optimistic feel. It was a challenge to create these works.
“My process mirrors the approach taken by the architects because we’re both carving away the parts we didn’t want.
I usually look for buildings that offer an unusual silhouette. With Seven, you’re dealing with shapes in a block.
“But producing this work teaches you to look more closely. With this building, I observed all the shadows and shapes within that structure to get the design.
“On the landscape print, it was a case of capturing the relationship between Seven and the Royal Festival Hall.
“Halfway over the bridge, I realised its structures were dividing the shapes perfectly.”
Seven features interiors by Albion Nord, with many of the apartments featuring views over the London Eye, the Houses Of Parliament and the Thames.
Miles Wood, sales director at Qatari Diar, said: “Seven is the final building to complete Southbank Place, which has been a decade long regeneration of one of London’s most exclusive riverside destinations.
“It was essential that the design and composition of the building complemented both the old and new of London’s iconic South Bank and Stanton Williams’ designs have perfectly met the brief.”
Melanie Conway, director of residential sales at CWG, added: “The completion of seven is a major moment in the story of Southbank Place, a development that has transformed and redefined this stretch of the River Thames.
“We are thrilled to welcome potential purchasers into the building and showcase the unmatched living experience available here.”
key details
Homes at Southbank Place’s Seven building are on sale now with one, two and three-beds available. Prices starting at £1.9million.
Apartments are available through JLL and Savills. Call 020 7001 3600 for details or to arrange a viewing.
For more information go to southbank-place.com
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