201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower

201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower
201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower
201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower

A pair of striking, complementary buildings transform the air rights over railway land into a major commercial development in the City of London. Dramatic structural steel struts give the buildings their expressive character.

Project Facts
  • Completion Year 2008
  • Design Finish Year 2002
  • Size Site Area: 2.30 acres Building Height: 178 meters Number of Stories: 33 Building Gross Area: 106,409 square meters
  • Rentable Area 75,927.00 sq m
  • Collaborators
    Jaros, Baum & Bolles Dewar Partnership Sandy Brown Gordon Ingram Associates Dp9 Francis Golding (Townscape Consultant) Cityscape (Specialty: View Modeling & Images) Environ Uk Limited Arup Transport Lendlease Molas Emc Consultants Ltd. (Specialty: Emi Consultant) Aedas Broadgate Estates Limited Arup Wind Arup (Specialty: Logistics Consultant - Waste Management) Herbert Smith (Specialty: Planning Legals) Don Butler Associates Ltd. (Specialty: Aviation Consultant) Miller Hare Wordsearch Edco Design London Limited Davis Langdon M3 Consulting, Inc The British Land Company PLC
Project Facts
  • Completion Year 2008
  • Design Finish Year 2002
  • Size Site Area: 2.30 acres Building Height: 178 meters Number of Stories: 33 Building Gross Area: 106,409 square meters
  • Rentable Area 75,927.00 sq m
  • Collaborators
    Jaros, Baum & Bolles Dewar Partnership Sandy Brown Gordon Ingram Associates Dp9 Francis Golding (Townscape Consultant) Cityscape (Specialty: View Modeling & Images) Environ Uk Limited Arup Transport Lendlease Molas Emc Consultants Ltd. (Specialty: Emi Consultant) Aedas Broadgate Estates Limited Arup Wind Arup (Specialty: Logistics Consultant - Waste Management) Herbert Smith (Specialty: Planning Legals) Don Butler Associates Ltd. (Specialty: Aviation Consultant) Miller Hare Wordsearch Edco Design London Limited Davis Langdon M3 Consulting, Inc The British Land Company PLC

The Broadgate Tower and 201 Bishopsgate stand prominently within the renowned Broadgate business district in the City of London. SOM has been active in the district since it began to take shape in the 1980s, designing public space enhancements and many key buildings.

At 33 stories, The Broadgate Tower ranks among London’s tallest structures. The office building features double-deck elevators and, thanks to side-mounted cores, desirable open floor plates. Located near Liverpool Street Station, the tower was built above rail tracks and shares a 2.3-acre deck with 201 Bishopsgate, its shorter counterpart. Structural steel struts crisscrossing the glass facades of both buildings give them a rigorous, expressive quality.

A covered passageway with shops and cafes stretches between the two structures. Trees in and around the galleria help create a relaxed atmosphere. Sustainable features in both buildings include heat-recovery systems and lighting that dims in response to daylight levels.

 

 

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