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New Proposals for Skyscraper as Tall as Shard Submitted

New Proposals for Skyscraper as Tall as Shard Submitted
22 October 2024
 

The ongoing saga of the construction of the 1 Undershaft skyscraper continues with updated proposals submitted featuring a comprehensive redesign of the ground floor.

 

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The reconfigured lower floor area will now have a 20-meter public screen facing St Helen’s Square which will display public information and a temporary stage for performances.

The new designs retain more of St Helen’s Square than previous iterations, moving the southern façade further north and combining the public entrances in a new, raised grand lobby. There will be an accessible public garden for people to enjoy with increased seating set within a grove of trees.

 

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Picture: a CGI showing the new 11th-floor garden. Image Credit: ©DBOX

 

Another garden on the 11th floor will incorporate a 330m perimeter biodiverse haven for workers and visitors to enjoy, and in cooler months, a double-height public garden room will provide indoor seating free of any commercial activity.

Europe’s highest publicly accessible viewing gallery at the very top of the building will also serve as an educational space curated by the London Museum.

The development, which aims to meet 13 per cent of the City of London’s office space needs, is set to provide 154,000 sqm of high-quality office space, including co-working facilities.

Eric Parry, Founder at Eric Parry Architects, said: “1 Undershaft is a uniquely welcoming tall building in the City of London that provides free public access on multiple levels throughout the building. These include the London Museum’s education space and free viewing gallery on the uppermost floors and what will become an extraordinary new elevated public sky garden on the 11th floor. 

“We’ve listened to the feedback offered by stakeholders and neighbours and submitted a new design proposal for the lower part of the building that improves upon our earlier plans, with more space available in St Helen’s Square, a more strongly expressed public entrance to the building, a new public screen and temporary stage providing cultural experiences, and intensified planting to the landscaped spaces around the base.

“Crucially, the benefits of the earlier proposal are retained, meaning that 1 Undershaft will meet the unique opportunity to secure civic value presented by this site at the centre of the City of London.”

Picture: a CGI showing the proposed new ground floor entrance. Image Credit: ©DBOX

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 22 October 2024

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