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20 Gresham Street, London Building, Project, Photo, Design, Property, Picture
20 Gresham Street London : Architecture Information
Headquarters Development by KPF, City of London, England, UK
20 Gresham Street, London, UK
2008
KPF

photo : Timothy Soar
20 Gresham Street marks a significant transformation when compared
to other recently developed buildings in the area. Located diagonally
opposite the City of Londons Guildhall entrance at the corner
of Milk Street, the building completes the redevelopment of the Western
end of Gresham Street which has been completely redefined by new buildings
in the past few years.
The building reveals its true complexity when approached from the
Bank of England at the Eastern end of Gresham Street. The Milk Street/Gresham
Street corner is highly visible, due to the geography of the street
and the placement of neighbouring buildings. It has a distinctive
colouration and its form is curvilinear at roof level. The building
marks this important corner by extending the roof form to the ground
and gradually sets back over the full height of the curved facade.

photos : Timothy Soar
The vertical roof facade extends along Gresham Street at ground and
first floor level forming the entrance lobby facade. Two revolving
doors are placed on the apex of the corner. They are designed to mark
the transition from a bustling city street into a calm, ordered world
by introducing a degree of solidity that frames the view into the
entrance and reveals back painted burgundy coloured glass panels that
are repeated on a journey through the building. Once inside, a double
height cathedral like entrance space lined with a sculpted travertine
wall and a monumental reception desk creates an environment that is
more reminiscent of an art gallery than an office lobby.
From the entrance area, the vertical circulation elements; escalators
to the first floor and the lift lobby, act to orientate and allow
access to the dealer floors at first and second floor levels and the
office floors above.
Upon entering the first and second floors, the benefits of the external
pre-cast composite columns that form part of the external elevation
are evident. The 30,000 sq ft floor plates have only seven internal
columns and 18m spans, this accentuates the sense of unimpeded space
and allows for greater degrees of flexibility in the types of space
generated as well as creating the potential for multi-tenancy occupation.

photo : Holger Knauf
The atrium is located behind the central core and extends from the
third floor to the roof. Its balconies animate the area and the base
can be occupied as office space.
Gresham Street Offices London images / information from KPF 060309

picture © Nick Weall
20 Gresham Street - Credits
Client: Hermes Real Estate / City Offices Real Estate
Facility: Corporate Headquarters Building
Size: 32,000m² / 344,400ft²
Status: Completed
Awards: Certified BREEAM Excellent
Gresham Street buildings

image © Nick Weall
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