The cucumber building in Paddington, London

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The tower was built in Paddington basin will be one of the four buildings and other structures is a 17th floor of office building, a 21 residential building and a 15 layer contains apartment buildings, shops, and medical facilities.
The official name of the "cucumber" building is "Merchant square one", mainly housing, including 222 apartments and a hotel, shop and kindergarten. Terrace cafes and air bars are set at the top of the hotel.
The height of the building is 140 meters, 38 meters higher than Big Ben. The cylindrical building is covered with dark blue pottery, and the columns are made of white ceramics.