Broadgate Tower

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Broadgate Tower
General information
Status Complete
Location 201 Bishopsgate
City of London
United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°31′16″N 0°04′46″W / 51.521068°N 0.079533°W / 51.521068; -0.079533Coordinates: 51°31′16″N 0°04′46″W / 51.521068°N 0.079533°W / 51.521068; -0.079533
Construction started 2005
Completed 2009
Cost c. £240 million
Height
Roof 165 metres (541 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 33
Floor area 398,268 square feet (37,000.3 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Developer British Land
Main contractor Bovis Lendlease

The Broadgate Tower is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London. It was constructed from 2005 to 2009.

Background

Built at an estimated cost of £240 million, it marked the next major phase of construction in the Broadgate estate that began in the 1980s to provide high-specification office space for the Square Mile. The tower is situated in the northeast corner of the City of London, north of Liverpool Street station.

The Broadgate Tower was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by British Land. It utilises air rights in the form of sitting on a large construction raft that has been built over the entrance to Liverpool Street station.

As the tower lies over major railway lines heading into Liverpool Street, groundwork took longer than would normally be expected for a tower of this size, as all work had to be stopped whenever a train was in the vicinity of the station. However, the steel core has the advantage of a quicker finish than a concrete core. It was the first skyscraper to be built in London since One Churchill Place at Canary Wharf.

The skyscraper was completed in early 2009, and became a significant addition to the London skyline, as well as setting precedent for future developments in the area.

Ancient artefacts were found during the building of the skyscraper, holding up its construction for several years.

Planning

In February 2005 Broadgate Plaza Ltd, a subsidiary of The British Land Company plc, submitted a planning application to the City of London for the construction of two buildings of 33 stories and 13 stories respectively.[1]

Architecture

The tower has a criss-cross style steel beaming over the windows making it have a very strong appearance. The beaming is similar to the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong.

Construction gallery

  • The Broadgate Tower under construction in early 2007.

  • Broadgate Tower in December 2007

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broadgate Tower.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Planning applications". Corporation of London. 05/00167/FULEIA. Retrieved 20 October 2013. 
Skyscrapers over 140 metres in the United Kingdom
 
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