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    The Leadenhall Building is a 50-story skyscraper in London known for its slender tapering form that respects views of St. Paul's Cathedral. It has a full perimeter braced tube structural system and detached service core, delivering high quality office spaces and over an acre of new public space including shops and landscaping below.

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    The Leadenhall Building

    London

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    Place
    London, UK
    Date
    2002-2014
    Client
    The British Land Company
    plc and Oxford Properties

    Structural & Services


    Engineer
    Arup
    Main Contractor
    Laing ORourke
    Landscape Architect
    Edco Design London

    Site Area
    3,500 m
    Lettable Area
    56,670 m
    Gross Internal Area
    84,424 m

    For me, The Leadenhall Building is


    about drawing people in. Yes, its
    impressive; yes, its an incredible
    feat of engineering; but its also
    permeable and accessible in a way
    so many other buildings in the City
    are not. It engages people - they
    feel it belongs to them

    Key Awards
    2011
    Working (Unbuilt category): NLA Awards
    Pre-certified BREEAM Excellent Rating

    Mike Rayner, Head of Development at Oxford


    Properties

    This 50-storey tower opposite Lloyds of London rises to a


    height of 224.5 metres (802 feet), its slender form creating
    its own distinctive profile within an emerging cluster of tall
    buildings in this part of the City of London. The buildings
    tapering profile is prompted by a requirement to respect
    views of St Pauls Cathedral, in particular from Fleet Street.
    The towers design ensures that from this key vantage point
    the cathedrals dome is still framed by a clear expanse of sky.

    The buildings envelope expresses the diversity of what it


    encloses, reinforcing the composition and providing legibility
    to the primary elements. Although the tower occupies the
    entire site, the scheme delivers an unprecedented
    allocation of public space the lower levels are recessed
    on a raking diagonal to create a spectacular, sun-lit sevenstorey high space complete with shops, and soft landscaped
    public space.

    The office floors are designed to meet the highest quality


    office space standards taking the form of rectangular floor
    plates which progressively diminish in depth towards the
    apex. Instead of a traditional central core providing structural
    stability, the building employs a full perimeter braced tube
    which defines the edge of the office floor plates and creates
    stability under wind loads. The circulation and servicing
    core is located in a detached north-facing tower, containing
    colour-coded passenger and goods lifts, service risers and
    on-floor plant and WCs.

    This public space offers a half-acre extension to the adjacent


    piazza of St Helens Square. Overlooking the space is a public
    bar and restaurant served by glazed lifts. This new public
    space will provide a rare breathing space within the dense
    urban character of the City of London.

    Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners | The Leadenhall Building, London | www.rsh-p.com | 2014

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