London Stock Exchange
As part of the feasibility study Greycoat sought a comprehensive investigation into development opportunities for the London Stock Exchange that built on our experience at Tower 42. The project explored a broad range of strategic approaches for the site, located in one of the most historically sensitive parts of the City of London. The existing building, designed by Llewelyn-Davies, Weeks, Forestier-Walker and Bor in the 1960s, had an unsatisfactory relationship with the street, set on a podium base. A number of options were considered ranging from replacement with a new tower or a low lying building to re-cladding and giving this highly individual structure a new lease of life.
The project explored development from a building scale as well as a wider urban perspective. At a building scale it required detailed investigation into the nature of the existing structure and services and the effectiveness of its floorplates, investigating the impacts of trying to change its configuration. At an urban scale the study explored the way in which the existing building sat in its context and looked at the consequences of new development both locally and at a broader scale.
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