Ingress Park, The Pier
Client: Crest Nicholson Eastern
Architect: Saunders
This project is in Greenhithe on the Thames estuary. At high tide all of the terrace housing with under croft parking is over the Thames while the seventeen-storey apartment block was partially over the Thames. Foundation works had to be undertaken at low tide. It was not permitted to cofferdam the site as this would have disturbed the river flow too much. Design had to be contained with many ecology parameters making pre planning structural input vital through final design.
Tower block was curved and stepped to achieve best apartment views with retail and restaurants at ground level and part of the footprint being clear two storey height. We managed to configure a concrete frame with continuity of support to reduce the structural cost.
