THE DUCKLONDON / EC3
DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION / 2026
The Duck's sculptural gold and glass tower beside the Thames
01 / A new London landmark

Built to fit
the bill.

A gold-and-glass statement beside the Tower of London. Workplaces, social spaces and a completely different outlook.

A FICTIONAL DEVELOPMENT / AN AMBITIOUS VISION
02 / The development vision

A building with
presence.

The Duck pairs a sculptural riverside silhouette with offices and generous places to meet, pause and connect.

ArchitectureGlass, framed in gold
PurposeWork + social life
PositioningUnreservedly ambitious
The Duck landmark in its riverside setting
THE VISION / A DISTINCTIVE SILHOUETTE
The golden sky terrace overlooking the City of London skyline
03 / London EC3

Heritage next door.
The river in view.

The Tower of London is the neighbour. The Thames defines the outlook. The City forms the backdrop to the working day.

TOWER OF LONDON · RIVER THAMES · THE CITY
04 / The occupier experience

The first
impression.

A soaring atrium and sculptural centrepiece set the tone, with generous space to stop before the day begins.

ARRIVE / PAUSE / CONNECT

The Duck atrium with a sculptural centrepiece
THE ARRIVAL / ATRIUM
05 / Space beyond the desk

A richer daily rhythm.

Light-filled river lounge
01 / THE RIVER ROOMS

Room for perspective.

Light-filled lounges for thinking, meeting and taking in the river.

Bakery and coffee space
02 / THE EVERYDAY

A better beginning.

Fresh baking and carefully considered coffee shape the morning.

Le Canard, The Duck's bar and dining destination
06 / Le Canard

Let the skyline
do the networking.

A destination for long lunches and conversations that continue into the evening. Above it all, the sky terrace opens onto the City skyline.

07 / The small print gets interesting

High ambition.
Flexible definitions.

Pass…ish

The website's interpretation of a 29% score.

Tin

A deliberately modest take on workplace wellbeing.

0.5 ★

Energy performance, weather permitting.

SATIRICAL TARGETS FROM THE WEBSITE / NOT VERIFIED CERTIFICATIONS

08 / The performance framework

Responsibility.
With creative licence.

7 trees

The stated offset for 80,000 tonnes of embodied carbon following demolition.

4 stands

Cycle parking shares a bin store; wet wipes replace a conventional post-commute ritual.

CAT-3

Legacy cabling and an entry app with a compulsory 30-second wellness survey.

THE SOURCE'S COMIC COMPLIANCE NARRATIVE CONTINUES THROUGH ENERGY, BIODIVERSITY AND VIABILITY.

09 / Planning, with a twist

A different
angle on London.

The website's fictional planning narrative bends the upper 24 storeys backwards, producing trapezoidal floorplates in pursuit of a narrowly preserved heritage view.

A SATIRICAL CLAIM FROM THE SOURCE, NOT AN ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION.

53°

Geometric contortion.

Its wind strategy is equally playful: down-draughts recast as a way to move people away from the entrance.

The Duck fictional tower
10 / The final perspective

Distinctive by nature.
Ambitious by design.

A landmark concept that pairs architectural spectacle with a knowing look at development promises.

THE DUCK IS A FICTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
All project information and imagery adapted from the source website.

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