The River Tower extreme slenderness engages the monumental scale of the Tate Modern. The design is both an elegant response to its brick neighbour and a bold assertion of contemporary architecture. At 32 storeys, its extreme slenderness and glass facades mirrors and contrast with the Tate’s iconic chimney stack, serving as a beacon to the formal entrance to the museum.
Despite its height, the building occupies only one-third of its site, minimizing overshadowing and freeing up public space and circulation. This tower’s extreme slenderness distinguishes it from its surrounding buildings and engages the monumental scale of the Tate Modern. Its glass envelope is tempered with winter gardens and balconies. The tower includes 16 luxury apartments and 16 social housing units. The first three floors are dedicated to hospitality to support and encourage public activity outside the centre. It pioneers a new wave of dynamic architecture emerging in the post-industrial Bankside.
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