Situated prominently on an outer bend of the River Thames at Limehouse Reach and bounded by a dock inlet, Dundee Wharf presented a real engagement with the river and a rare potential for the exploitation of outstanding views both upstream and downstream. It was only slightly constrained in having a four-lane major highway tunnel beneath it, serving Canary Wharf. The building form reacts to the bend by presenting the apex of a right-angle to the river’s edge with the two wings facing up and downstream. The wings are extended to follow the dock inlet edge and site boundary to form an irregular ‘horseshoe’, giving a strong sense of place to the private side of the development.