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page update 12 July 2022

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UK Capital Office Architecture News, chronological:

11 July 2022
25 Cannon Street Revitalization
Design: Buckley Gray Yeoman

photo : French + Tye
25 Cannon Street Revitalization
International real estate company Pembroke has completed its revitalisation of 120,414 sq ft of high-specification office and mixed-use space at 25 Cannon Street, unveiling a redesigned public garden opposite St Paul’s Cathedral. Global law firm Dechert will be the largest tenant of the office space and will take occupancy in 2023, on a 15-year lease assignment.

22 Jun 2022
Bloom Clerkenwell, Farringdon, north east London
Architecture: John Robertson Architects

photo : Peter Cook
Bloom Clerkenwell, Farringdon Building
The HB Reavis development comprises 14,500m2 of Grade A workspace across seven levels, plus 600m2 of adaptable retail areas – including cafés and other F&B offerings – and 1,400m2 of landscaped roof terraces. JRA’s approach has focused on delivering a highly sustainable design with occupier wellbeing and sustainability concerns at its focus.

6 June 2022
One Exchange Square, Broadgate, EC2
Design: Fletcher Priest Architects

image : Secchi Smith
One Exchange Square Broadgate
A sustainable retrofit of One Exchange Square into a vibrant and connected City of London destination has received a resolution to grant planning. The scheme, developed by LaSalle Investment Management and Development Manager M3 Consulting on behalf of Malaysian investor PNB, will result in a 50% reduction of embodied carbon compared to a typical new build, and be net-zero carbon in operation.

28 April 2022
Four Bentinck Street, Marylebone, Northwest London
Renewal Design: Hale Brown architects

photo courtesy of The Howard de Walden Estate
Four Bentinck Street Marylebone
TDR Capital is to take a further c.12,000 sq ft of office space at Four Bentinck Street, situated in the heart of Marylebone. The Howard de Walden Estate is pleased to announce that TDR Capital, a leading London based private equity firm, has signed to increase its office space in a newly refurbished building, Four Bentinck Street.

29 Mar 2022
16 Old Bailey, EC4
Design: Orms

photos : Alex Upton and Tim Soar
16 Old Bailey
Meticulous refurbishment of grade II listed Britannia House and it’s 1990s extension retains 92% of the existing structure, and 74% of the existing double-glazed unitised cladding. The project reorganises internal layouts, adding two floors to create an uplift of 23,000 sq ft in the 115,000 sq ft building.

10 Feb 2022
The Hickman, Whitechapel, City of London
Design: DSDHA

photograph courtesy of architects practice
The Hickman London E1 Development
In becoming the world’s first building to be awarded WiredScore’s SmartScore ‘Platinum’ rating, The Hickman has spearheaded a new era for workplaces, reflecting customers’ changing expectations as a result of shifting work patterns. With hybrid working now the norm for many businesses, there is increased demand for developers and employers to deliver office space that provides a better experience than the working-from-home alternative.

20 Jan 2022
Republic – The Export Building, 1 / 2 Clove Crescent, East India, London E14 2BA, England, UK
Design: Studio RHE

photo : Dirk Lindner
Republic – The Export Building
The Export Building is the third phase in the Republic Masterplan, following on from the Import Building and Public Realm. Revived with new CLT additions to the existing nine-storey structure, this refurbishment will provide a range of workspace sizes including small units for start-ups and young businesses.

10 Jan 2022
Alphabeta, Finsbury Square
Design: Studio RHE

photo : Nick Hufton, Al Crow
Alphabeta
Alphabeta is the melting pot for Two Tribes; the City’s financial sector and the new Creative Media and Tech industries. An energetic shared workspace that straddles the divide and creates a new home for ideas to make money.

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20 December 2021 ; 3 Nov 2016
122 Leadenhall Street
Design: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, architects

photograph : Paul Raftery
122 Leadenhall Street + 122 Leadenhall Street London Offices
This fit-out design at The Leadenhall Building – better known as The Cheesegrater was done in-house – and reinterprets the design philosophy of the practice as flexible, legible space.

24 Nov 2021
One Bishopsgate Plaza, Bishopsgate, City of London
Design: PLP Architecture

photo : Julian Abrams
One Bishopsgate Plaza
One Bishopsgate Plaza includes a refurbished and extended Victorian building lining Devonshire Row that incorporates restaurant, office and retail space.

11 November 2021
York House, Pentonville Road, King’s Cross, North London
Design: de Metz Forbes Knight Architects (dMFK)

photo © Jack Hobhouse
York House King’s Cross Office Building
Perforated cladding panels have helped to transform a defunct 1980s structure in the heart of London into a visually striking, contemporary commercial office space. Once described as unwelcoming and foreboding, York House in King’s Cross, features a delightful, complex brick façade.

31 Aug 2021
Southworks, Southwark
Design: SPPARC

photo : Ed Reeve
Southworks, Southwark Smart Offices
Smart office scheme Southworks in central London, which has been named as “the smartest office in the world,” sets a benchmark for future developments as we look to a safe and social return to the office. Developed by MiddleCap, the scheme brings together technological and natural features to form a landmark post-pandemic, future-proofed office.

29 Jul 2021
22 Bishopsgate

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22 Bishopsgate London Building
The Morris Project in partnership with DesignLSM is proud to unveil 22 Bishopsgate’s Market, managed by Rhubarb Hospitality Collection. This is an inspirational market spanning the entire second floor (20,000 ft) of the UK’s first wellbeing building, 22 Bishopsgate is designed to be a vertical village focused on the modern office worker and their evolving needs. Sustainability, wellbeing and community will be at its heart.

22 July 2021
EDGE London Bridge, St Thomas St, South Bank, Southwark

image : Miller Hare
EDGE London Bridge, Southwark Offices
Located in St Thomas Street on London’s South Bank, this state-of-the-art smart building will mark EDGE’s entry into the London market. The 260,000 sqft tower will feature 27 floors of office accommodation.

22 May 2021
One Portsoken Street, Midtown
Renewal design: Oktra

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One Portsoken Street London Office Building
This UK capital commercial property built in the 1980s contains 233,000 sqft of premium office space for a range of tenants. The UK’s largest design and build project is located on the edge of the City of London, so the iconic brutalist building is connected to both London’s financial sector and creative industries.

12 Apr 2021
Perrins Court Office, Hampstead, Northwest London
Design: Patalab Architecture

photo : Julian Abrams
Perrins Court Office Renovation Hampstead
The spacious Hampstead Perrins Court Office has been renovated with a finely detailed and well-crafted interior for the owner occupier. The material palette is purposefully restrained, allowing the natural warmth of the oak floor and selected joinery to shine through without overpowering the functional nature of the office.

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16 Dec 2020
60 Aldgate, Minories, City of London
Design: ACME, Architects

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60 Aldgate Building News
The Minories Masterplan is a mixed-use scheme with a refurbished hotel, a new office building and a residential building. The scheme also includes a landscaped park around the residential building and a number of urban squares with landscaping and seating areas.

15 Sep 2018
Citicape House, Holborn Viaduct / Snow Hill, City of London
Design: Avery Associates Architects + Axis Architects

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Citicape House
Avery Associates Architects have received planning permission for a 10,800 sqm office building and 246 room hotel at the junction of Holborn Viaduct and Snow Hill in the City of London. The construction phase has now been given the go ahead. The site presented some unusually challenging constraints. It is not only restricted below by a Thameslink railway tunnel and above by five of the six protected views to St. Paul’s Cathedral, but sits opposite and in close proximity to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre without Newgate.

25 Apr 2018
Havas Media, King’s Cross
Design: MCM

photo : David Churchill
Havas Media London Offices, King’s Cross Building
MCM has reimagined the modern office with Havas UK’s award-winning headquarters at London’s Pancras Square House. The new scheme has won the regional British Council for Offices (BCO) “Best Fit Out of Workplace” Award 2018.

5 Sep 2016
Spire London Docklands Tower
Design: HOK, Architects

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Spire London Docklands Tower

21 Jun 2016
1 Leadenhall Tower Skyscraper
Design: Make Architects

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1 Leadenhall Tower

28 Dec 2015
60-70 St Mary Axe
Design: Foggo Associates Architects

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60-70 St Mary Axe Building

28 Dec 2015
The Scalpel
Design: Kohn Pederson Fox – KPF

image courtesy of the architects
The Scalpel City of London Skyscraper

9 Dec 2015
1 Undershaft Tower
Design: Eric Parry Architects

image : DBOX, courtesy Eric Parry Architects
1 Undershaft Tower City of London

16 Jan 2013
280 High Holborn, central London
Design: GMW Architects

photograph © Richard Bryant/Arcaid
280 High Holborn Development
GMW has just completed a new mixed-use building on High Holborn in London for developer Hines. Externally ‘280’ presents an elegant addition to the busy street. Inside the building the main focus, and the architects’ inspiration, is the continuous view of gentle, dignified Lincoln’s Inn Fields to the south. The 7 storey 64,000 sq. ft. development includes offices, a self-contained residential complex, and a ground floor retail unit.

Key Recent London Office Buildings

Two Key London Office Buildings

post updated 13 June 2021
20 Fenchurch St – the Walkie Talkie Building
Design: Rafael Vinoly Architects

photos © Adrian Welch
Walkie Talkie Building
The Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street is a unique public space that spans three storeys and offers 360 degree uninterrupted views across the City of London. Visitors can wander around the exquisitely landscaped gardens, observation decks and an open air terrace of what is London’s highest public garden.

Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs
Design: Cesar Pelli
Canary Wharf Development

London Office Architecture

This page contains a selection of major London office building designs, with links to individual project pages. We’ve selected what we feel are the key London Buildings, but additions are always welcome.