Office and residential towers stand on both banks of a dock, crossed by a steel footbridge on a single leaning mast.
What South Quay looks like
Office and residential towers stand on both banks of the dock on the Isle of Dogs, and the water runs straight between them. The tallest of the three towers is 68 storeys, its curtain wall set with triple glazed units and stainless steel cladding.
The footbridge crosses the dock on a single leaning mast, with its deck hung from cables that fan out from the mast. The deck is for pedestrians, with a steel handrail along the deck. From the deck, the pyramid top of shows above the glass offices of Canary Wharf. The Canal and River Trust lists no parking at the bridge and gives its access postcode as E14 5NW.
The DLR runs on an elevated line beside the dock, and a red train can be seen crossing behind the footbridge. stands on the southern shore of the dock, between Crossharbour and Heron Quays. Its platforms run under covered canopies, with glass residential towers beyond the tracks.
Marsh Wall runs past the station and the development's towers, with glass office blocks along one side. Moored barges and pontoons sit at the dock entrance, beside the glass frontages. The water there is narrow, and towers rise on both sides of the moored boats.
Shot in South Quay
The Apprentice filmed on the footbridge over . The Canal and River Trust lists the bridge as a filming location, with views across the water to Canary Wharf.
The Apprentice, TV series
The Apprentice used the footbridge as a location. The leaning mast and cable deck are the bridge's own fabric, and a wide shot from the water's edge shows both.
Salford Quays is built around former dock basins, Erie, Ontario and Huron. Residential towers stand along their edges, and footbridges cross the water between them. It is the same arrangement as South Quay's waterside cluster of towers around one dock, although Salford's towers spread across several basins. Keep the frame low and tight on the water so the Canary Wharf skyline does not give the comparison away. Try searching waterside residential towers now.
HafenCity is a former harbour district, with high-rises standing around the Kehrwiederspitze. The Elbphilharmonie concert hall sits on top of an old warehouse. It is the district's centrepiece. The concert hall is a landmark that gives Hamburg away at once, so frame the water edge and keep it out of shot. Try searching former harbour district now.
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