Opportunity
A defined area of the historic Royal Victoria Dock has been identified within the Royal Victoria Dock West Vision as suitable for Floating Residential development, one of three Priority Projects set out in the Vision.
The opportunity is to create a welcoming, well-designed and environmentally led residential community on the water, supported by shared social and communal facilities that serve both waterside residents and the surrounding neighbourhood. The ambition is to establish a new benchmark for water-based living in London, combining high-quality design with strong community integration.
The next phase of work will advance the Floating Residential concept to the feasibility stage, testing the viability of a residential proposition and identifying how an initial phase could be delivered.
Alongside this, Royal Docks Waterways is seeking a client-side Design Advisor and Champion to support the delivery of the wider Royal Victoria Dock West Vision. This role will work across projects to help coordinate design quality, coherence and ambition as individual schemes come forward, ensuring a consistent and high-quality approach across the dock.
Background to the project
Royal Docks Waterways completed the Vision for Royal Victoria Dock West in 2025, building on a programme of research, feasibility work and engagement led by the Royal Docks Team and its consultants since 2019.
The Vision identifies the southern edge of Royal Victoria Dock West as a suitable location to explore Floating Residential as a Priority Project. It establishes the strategic case for this use, while recognising that questions around scale, typology and delivery approach will need to be tested through subsequent feasibility work.
The Vision document, including the indicative location and proposed strategic approach to Floating Residential, is available to download. Further detail is set out within the Expression of Interest pack.
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