London Bridge Tower - the "Shard of
Glass"
Southwark
Height: 310m | Floors: 72 | Architect: Renzo Piano | Developer: Sellar Property Group
Notes:
- This landmark tower will be the first building in the UK to break the 1000 foot barrier. It will be nearly twice the height of the Gherkin,and one of the tallest buildings in Europe.
- London's
first truly "mixed use" tower, the floors will be divided into a mixture
of residential, office, hotel, retail and public space.
- Following
the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the tower was structurally redesigned to
improve stability and reduce evacuation times.
- The
tower went through a lengthy public inquiry. It was approved by the Deputy
Prime Minister, John Prescott, on 19th November 2003.
- The
total cost of the project is in excess of £1.2bn and includes major
refurbishment of the neighbouring train and bus stations.
- The tower has two main tenants lined up - Shangri-La Hotels, who will be occupying floors 34-52 - and Transport for London who willtake some of the office space.
- Financial issues plagued the tower for years, but were resolved in 2008 when four Qatari banks took an 80% stakein the project (buying-out both CLS and Simon Halabi). All funding and contracts were subsequently secured.
Finishing Image |
Finishing Image |
Image source skyscrapercity.com
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