LONDON CITY ISLAND
UPON CROSSING THE BRIDGE YOU ARE
PLUNGED INTO AN ISLAND LANDSCAPE
THAT DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE
WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND
ECOSYSTEMS, BRINGING TOGETHER
A STUNNING UTOPIA OF LUSH COLOUR
AND BRILLIANT FOLIAGE THAT CHANGES
WITH EVERY HOUR, DAY AND SEASON.
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LONDON CITY ISLAND
CANNING TOWN
STATION
ISLAND BRIDGE
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LONDON CITY ISLAND
AMONG LONDON
CITY ISLAND’S
SHOPS, AMENITIES
AND APARTMENTS
ARE A SERIES
OF BEAUTIFULLY
LANDSCAPED PUBLIC
SPACES, CONNECTED
BY TRAILS OF THE
NEIGHBOURHOOD’S
TRADEMARK
MARITIME RED.
WATERLINE
PARK
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On the watery limits of London City
Island is Waterline Park, a network of
tidal terraces, jetties, knolls and platforms
that allow close contact with the river.
Some promontories allow you to sit out
on a rock and look over the water, while
others shoot right down to the water’s edge
and take in a lower horizon to those visible
from street level. Further north, towards
Island Bridge, Trinity Square forms a kind
of island marketplace, framed by simple
sculptural forms.
ORCHARD
PLACE
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THE WORD ISLAND
DOESN’T JUST MEAN A
PIECE OF LAND BOUND
BY WATER, IT’S ALSO
A PLACE WHICH IS
DISTINCT IN SOME WAY
TO THE PLACES THAT
SURROUND IT.
LONDON CITY ISLAND
LONDON CITY ISLAND
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ORCHARD
PLACE
TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN EXTENT IS
ORCHARD PLACE, A WOODED CLEARING
THAT SEEMS ON FIRST ENCOUNTER LIKE
A CLASSICALLY DESIGNED GARDEN SQUARE,
BUT SOON REVEALS SEVERAL INGENIOUS
AND CONTEMPORARY TWISTS.
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The designs of the trees’ containers
echoing the tea-chest cargo boxes of the
East India Dock Company. There are forest
sculptures and raised plinths or ‘makers’
pads’ for showcasing creative work, and
a central space which will allow for events
and public performances. One week it
could play host to A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, another to an opera with a forest
backdrop. This is a new public space
for London.
INSTINCTIVELY WE’VE ALWAYS KNOWN IT
AND NOW SCIENCE IS IN AGREEMENT: WE FEEL
HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER WHEN WE SPEND
TIME IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS. SEASONALLY
EVOLVING WILDFLOWERS AND NATURAL GRASSES
CONTRIBUTE TO AN ISLAND THAT HELPS KEEP
YOU IN TUNE WITH THE RHYTHMS OF NATURE.
LONDON CITY ISLAND
WATERLINE
PARK
LONDON CITY ISLAND
A CHANGEABLE LANDSCAPE, ENRICHED AND ENLIVENED BY
REGULAR EVENTS, WHICH AT ONCE REFLECTS LEAMOUTH’S
HISTORY AND REIMAGINES IT FOR A NEW CENTURY.
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THE LANDSCAPE
AT A GLANCE
GINKGO TREES
MARITIME
RED ACCENTS
PLANTS THAT REFLECT
SEASONAL CHANGES
A 1KM GREEN FRINGE
SURROUNDS THE ISLAND
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LONDON CITY ISLAND
ISLAND
ENERGY
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LONDON CITY ISLAND
LIKE ALL THE BEST CITY SQUARES,
TRINITY SQUARE IS THE FOCAL POINT
OF THE COMMUNITY, A NEIGHBOURHOOD
SPACE OF INSPIRING PERFORMANCE
AND CREATIVE ENERGY.
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LONDON CITY ISLAND
LONDON CITY ISLAND
CANNING TOWN
STATION
ISLAND BRIDGE
THE AMBITION IS
FOR TRINITY SQUARE
TO HOST YEAR ROUND
EVENTS DRAWING
IN VISITORS AND
KEEPING RESIDENTS
ENTERTAINED.
TRINITY
SQUARE
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ENGLISH
NATIONAL
BALLET
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London City Island is taking its place
among the creative and commercial
neighbourhoods that define East London
as the most exciting cultural quarter in
Europe. Boutique shops and pop-up
eateries could join a wide-ranging
programme of arts and events, enlivening
and enriching the experience of residents
and acting as a magnet for visitors from
across London and beyond.
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From immersive theatre by criticallylauded companies to themed marketplaces
featuring the best in fashion and food, from
spectacular circus events for children to
unmissable outdoor cinema screenings,
the proposed creative programme for
London City Island could offer something
for everybody. With several magical
settings in a single stunning water-bound
location, the island is to be a cultural
highlight for the entire city – a place to
escape to and be entertained.
TRINITY
SQUARE
DAY OR NIGHT, THE ELEGANT SILHOUETTE OF
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET SETS A CAPTIVATING
TONE FOR LIFE AT LONDON CITY ISLAND