Canary Wharf Group and Kadans Science Partner plans to establish 23-storey vertical campus

Canary Wharf Group (CWG) and Kadans Science Partner have submitted a planning application for a state-of-the-art commercial health and life sciences building at Canary Wharf, London.

The 23-story, 823,000-square-foot tower will set a new benchmark in the development of life sciences laboratories and workspace, creating a first of its kind vertical campus, which will be Europe’s largest and most technologically advanced life sciences facility.

Energy efficiency is at the forefront of the building’s design, adopting the industry leading NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System) U.K. Design for Performance approach to optimizing operational energy use.

Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), the building will be located at Canary Wharf’s North Quay and represents the first phase of the creation of a world-leading center for health and life sciences. An outline planning consent has already been secured for the wider scheme on the cur