Plan for 56-floor tapering Square Mile skyscraper

Aaron Morby 8 years ago
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A Hong Kong investor has unveiled plans for a 56-storey tapering tower in the City of London main cluster.

SOM designed tower will be angled back to reduce impact on London skyline
SOM designed tower will be angled back to reduce impact on London skyline

The new tower at 100 Leadenhall Street will echo the angled appearance of the nearby Cheesegrater but on a taller scale, offering nearly 1.2m sq ft of space.

Far East investment specialist London & Oriental, acting on behalf of Hong Kong investor Lai Sun Development, bought up key sites on Leadenhall to develop the scheme, known as project Dragon.

Plans for the new 263m tall building, which has been designed by New York architect SOM, are due to be submitted by the spring of next year with construction hoped to start in 2019.

Tower will rise from a hexagonal building footprint

The 100 Leadenhall site is one of the last significant sites available for development on the eastern edge of the Eastern Cluster in the City.

WSP is part of the client team as structural consultant with Core Five providing cost consultancy.

City skyline if all proposed towers are built with 100 Leadenhall located to the far right

The building’s facades are designed as complex three-dimensional forms based on a pattern of interlocking diamonds to create an ever-changing light pattern over the course of the day.

The tower angles away from both Leadenhall Street and Bury Street as it rises to enhance its slender appearance and minimise the impact on the skyline.

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