The new 54 storey building will also include a luxury arcade that will tower over the city (Picture: Arney Fender Katsalidis)
A London housing developer has released details of their plan to build a new skyscraper in the City that could change London’s skyline.
The new landmark building, set to be built in the City of London, would rise to 54 storeys.
The project is an example of confidence in the future of the City office market, the Construction Enquirer has reported.
The plans, which are due to be submitted in the next few months, will include an expansive arcade at the street level rising to 18 and, as well as an adjacent 6-storey standalone cultural building for public use.
If approved, the tower would replace a 1976-built 24-floor office block which was damaged after an IRA bomb in 1993. (Picture: Architecture studio Arney Fender Katsalidis)
The Skyscraper is the latest addition to a long list of iconic buildings in the City, including Natwest Tower, The Gherkin and Heron Tower. (Picture: Architecture studio Arney Fender Katsalidis)
Caption: London could be set for a new skyscraper. (Picture: Architecture studio Arney Fender Katsalidis)
If approved, the tower would replace a 1976-built 24-floor office block which was damaged after an IRA bomb in 1993. Developers added that they plan to retain and re-use elements of the existing building where possible.
The Skyscraper the latest addition to a long list of iconic buildings in the City, including Natwest Tower, The Gherkin and Heron Tower.
The news comes just weeks after the announcement of a new Skyscraper in London, set to dramatically change the capital’s skyline.
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1 Undershaft will sit at 309.6 metres, becoming the highest occupied public floor height in the UK. It will sit between the Gherkin and the Cheesegrater buildings, making it the tallest building in the City and one of the tallest in Europe.
The tower is set to be so tall tall the Civil Aviation Authority had to request it to be lowered to avoid intruding on flight paths from London City Airport.
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Architects said they also included a free public viewing gallery and a restaurant for visitors.
The firm said the building will be ‘efficient, refined and timeless’ which will be of ‘exceptional quality when seen from anywhere within London, at close quarters, in glimpsed views, and in the grander set piece of London’s skyline’.
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