One Blackfriars

One Blackfriars is a skyscraper in London located at No. 1 Blackfriars Road in Bankside. It has 52 floors and 274 apartments, a hotel and retail shops. The building is  tall. It is also known as The Vase or The Boomerang due to its shape.

 Design 
The shape was inspired by the shape of glass vase Lansetti designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1952.

 Construction 
Construction of the tower started in 2013. It includes 13 studio houses, 78 one bedroom houses, 120 two bedroom houses, 56 three bedroom houses, 6 four bedroom houses and 1 three apartment house. The tower was finished in 2019.

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Category:Skyscrapers in the United Kingdom
Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Southwark