Work on the £80m development, called Silvertree, is scheduled to start this summer and complete by the end of next year. The developer is Freysporne Ltd. No contractor has been appointed yet.
The building will have 161 apartments, as well as retail, office and commercial units.
The structure is wrapped with curved aluminum bands on two sides that are designed to provide solar shading as well as electrical power from embedded photovoltaic panels and solar water heating.
Architect Richard Hywel Evans of Studio RHE, who designed Silvertree, said: “The tower is a super cool, post-crunch design that raises the benchmark for living and eco friendly architecture in Docklands. Silvertree’s solar PV panels, use of ground source and biomass to generate heat combined with high levels of thermal insulation mean not only will it feel comfortable to live in but it will also cost residents very little to run.”
Set on the waterfront overlooking the Royal Victoria Docks, next to the £35m Siemens Expo building, Silvertree will have a roof terrace and communal gardens opening on to the dockside.
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