Qatar Investment Authority and Canary Wharf Group are launching the largest-ever transformation of a headquarter office tower as they prepare to redevelop HSBC’s soon-to-be-former London home.
Architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox is leading on plans to redevelop QIA’s 1.1m sq ft 8 Canada Square, E14, with CWG acting as development partner. The new scheme will include offices as well as leisure and education space.
Work will begin in 2027 when HSBC moves to new offices in the City of London.
CWG chief executive Shobi Khan said: “This redevelopment is another step in Canary Wharf’s evolution into a vibrant mixed-use neighbourhood offering workspace, retail, homes, leisure and amenities all in one location – a true 15-minute city.”
Elie Gamburg, design principal at KPF, said: “This transformation embodies the ethos behind much of our work.
“We see it as an integral part of the evolution of today’s single-use neighbourhoods into vibrant mixed-use neighbourhoods of tomorrow – an evolution of which CWG is already leading the way.”
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