Chelsea Harbour Living

Thames Quay has the longest frontage to the Thames of any building in Chelsea Harbour. Thames Quay also dominates the Marina, looking directly across at the Conrad hotel on the inner side. It has four huge pitched roofs which are its main architectural effect.

There are flats at raised ground, first, second and third floors, all of which have windows set in the front of the building. Above that are two further storeys with the windows set back from the fontage. The fourth floor level of Thames Quay has a covered balcony – covered by the floor above. The fifth floor balcony has a less substantial cover provided by the projecting roof structure.

The fourth and fifth floors windows have blue surrounds. On the ground to third floors of Thames Quay, the windows are white and fit in with the light concrete of the building structure. At four regular intervals along Thames Quay there are sets of balcony terraces. The terrace structure projects forward and is protected by a wooden rail with waist-height glass panels. The windows of the rooms are set back to provide the balcony terrace. These windows are blue framed like the fifth floor windows. They have sliding doors so that owners can walk out onto their terrace.

The impressive entrance to Thames Quay is in the centre and is reached up a flight of stairs between large columns. The foyer has mirrors at the back which gives you the impression that it runs right through Thames Quay and out to the river frontage.

At the western end, Thames Quay looks out over the lock by which boats enter the Marina. There are projecting balconies here too. On the river side construction is more or less identical, except that there are back gate entrances to the raised ground floor flats. At the other end, there is a completely blank wall with no windows. There is a little courtyard here also called 'Thames Quay'.

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