75 London Wall aims to foster a new typology within the City of London: a retrofit led Global Headquarters building shaped by the challenges of a contemporary city. We believe that our approach to the building has forged a new way to develop, utilising latent potential to fulfil the needs of occupiers, encourage growth and enhance the City.
The design follows a rigorous approach of ‘growing the building’, to embed ideas from the city whilst working to compliment the elegance of the existing structure to create an ultrapractical building. This approach has helped create a variety of layered loggia and balcony spaces elevating the office environment and promoting well-being as well as providing humanity and scale to the existing building. The project will retain 88.5% of the existing built fabric; 100% of the structure below
ground and 77% of the building above ground, including the existing façades on the lower levels.
On the ground floor, we have created a cultural forum; a venue for performance and public speaking, aligning the building with the City of London’s Destination City strategy. A new public space focused, ’Prior’s Garden’, will create an area of greenery on the enhanced pedestrian route that links to Austin Friars by a historic city passageway. Our basement has been re-purposed into a ground breaking wellness hub, containing social spaces, studios, gyms, saunas and consultation rooms.
By setting wide-reaching sustainability goals and embracing a rigorous design approach focused on retrofitting, we aim to not just transform a building, but to enrich the urban fabric, enhance occupant experience, and contribute meaningfully to the vibrant tapestry of the Square Mile.
75 London Wall aims to foster a new typology within the City of London: a retrofit led Global Headquarters building shaped by the challenges of a contemporary city. We believe that our approach to the building has forged a new way to develop, utilising latent potential to fulfil the needs of occupiers, encourage growth and enhance the City.
The design follows a rigorous approach of ‘growing the building’, to embed ideas from the city whilst working to compliment the elegance of the existing structure to create an ultrapractical building. This approach has helped create a variety of layered loggia and balcony spaces elevating the office environment and promoting well-being as well as providing humanity and scale to the existing building. The project will retain 88.5% of the existing built fabric; 100% of the structure below
ground and 77% of the building above ground, including the existing façades on the lower levels.
On the ground floor, we have created a cultural forum; a venue for performance and public speaking, aligning the building with the City of London’s Destination City strategy. A new public space focused, ’Prior’s Garden’, will create an area of greenery on the enhanced pedestrian route that links to Austin Friars by a historic city passageway. Our basement has been re-purposed into a ground breaking wellness hub, containing social spaces, studios, gyms, saunas and consultation rooms.
By setting wide-reaching sustainability goals and embracing a rigorous design approach focused on retrofitting, we aim to not just transform a building, but to enrich the urban fabric, enhance occupant experience, and contribute meaningfully to the vibrant tapestry of the Square Mile.
Colin McColl
Director