STATUS
IN CONSTRUCTION
CLIENT
Chinese Estates Holdings | CO-RE
TYPOLOGY
Work
SIZE M2/FT2
75,000 / 807,300
SHARE
Located in the heart of the City of London, the 120 Fleet Street redevelopment will create a landmark that will be a catalyst for the revitalization of the Fleet Street neighborhood.
The project includes the restoration of the Daily Express Building grade II* listed building. The headquarters of the newspaper – once the epicenter of the newspaper industry and one of London’s finest Art Deco interiors – will for the first time in its history be given a stand-alone status. The project will provide inclusive public access to the original art deco lobby, as well as the exterior roof amenities that include views of the surrounding city.
SITE
— The prime location includes the iconic grade II* listed art deco Daily Express Building from 1932 by Owen Williams. The rest of the plot is currently occupied by a commercial redevelopment from the late 1990s.
PROGRAM
— The brief calls for the maximum amount of state-of-the-art offices with retail/leisure spaces. The envelope is challenging to define as the site is subject to a multitude of planning constraints.
POPPINS COURT SETBACK
— From setback on Poppins Court to a straight profile on Shoe Lane.
FLEET STREET SETBACK
— The building is setback from Fleet Street.
ALIGNING TO THE DAILY EXPRESS BUILDING
— The building is aligned to the first two setback of the Daily Express Building.
PEAK
— The building keeps a straight profile along Shoe Lane, creating a naturally thin, tall peak at the star junction of Shoe Lane Plaza. Its height and slenderness at that north side create an iconic “Flatiron” moment.
SOUTH ORIENTATION
— The geometry results in south facing terraces on each floor, offering a wide range of office options for potential tenants.
GREEN MOUNTAIN
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The new building will have a strong civic presence on Fleet Street. Its layered appearance alleviates its scale by recessing its upper stories and creating a naturally thin, tall peak at the star junction of Shoe Lane Plaza while addressing the different urban contextual settings.
“Our design for 120 Fleet Street is informed by optimism and confidence in the future of the City of London as a world-class centre of commerce and culture. A workplace that responds to its setting in the City and its setting in the 21st Century, with equal measure.”
The geometry of the design results in south-facing cascading green terraces offering direct visual and physical access to lush outdoor greenery.
The building includes flexible workspaces with a full-height perimeter glazed-façade – maximizing daylight and offering panoramic views towards historic landmarks such as World Heritage St Paul’s Cathedral, Old Bailey, St Brides and the Royal Courts of Justice. 120 Fleet Street embeds strong environmental credentials geared to meet the benchmarks set out by Whole Life Carbon and Circular Economy principles to reduce the embodied carbon of the development.
Bjarke Ingels Andreas Klok Pedersen Florencia Kratsman Linqi Dong Oliver Thomas Francesca Portesine Ahad Aman Sheikh Anna Pazurek Andy Young Boni Yuen Danai Haratsis Dermot Martin Horgan Harry George Andrews Ioannis Gio Isabelle Doumet Isabel da Silva Lauren Connell Falla Lorenzo Boddi Luciana Bondio Ludmila Majernikova Marcos Anton Banon Marina Cogliani Matilde Tavanti Mike Yin Pierre-Edouard Joseph Joiris de Caussin Richard Keys Song Jie Lim Stefan Plugaru Vid Znidarsic Vincent Katienin Konate Ania Agnieszka Podlaszewska Ola Sobczyk Jakob Freek Engstrom Ayham Kabbani Juan Carpio Olga Korolkova Liliana Prevedello Adelina Popescu Adelina Popescu Ioannis Saravelos Vidal Fernandez Diez Clara Veci Jonatan Zisser Tertius Mwangela Gianmarco Cannizzo Cristina Garau Zaforteza Eric Jung Maria Hernandez Enriquez Julia Aleksandra Pawlowska Melisa Hamzaoglu Daniel Bazo Hernandez Jocelyn Arnold Jeremy Felson Mariana Puzko Aleksandra Banas Jason Leung
COLLABORATORS
Arup
Chapman BDSP
DP9
