Tower Hamlets planning officers have recommended approval for a 46-storey co-living tower block designed by Rio Architects and earmarked for a site south of Canary Wharf in east London.

The practice’s proposals for developer Olympian would deliver 795 co-living studio units – each with its own bathroom and cooking facilities. Residents would also be able to use communal kitchens, dining areas and living areas. The 0.22ha development site in Marsh Wall currently houses a three-storey office building.

Rio’s designs envisage a standard layout that would deliver 19 units on each floor. A report to members of Tower Hamlets’ Strategic Development Committee said the homes in the development would be clustered in groups of three floors. Each cluster would have its own communal kitchen, dining area and living area.

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