Iconic green
One of London’s most renowned – the Walkie-Talkie, the Walkie-Scorchie, the Pint – it has reaped all the headlines. 20 Fenchurch remains an integral part of London’s sustainable skyline.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
Completed 2014, provides office space, restaurants, bars + Sky Garden
37 storeys, 688,000 sq. ft. = 525 ft. tall (London’s 5th tallest upon completion)
Advertised as “The Building With More Up Top” due to distinctive inclinatory façade
👷🏾♀️Developer & Contractor
Martin Gettings – Former Group Director Sustainability Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd
Caroline Hill – Former Group Director of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability at Landsec
✍️Architects & Engineers
Rafael Viñoly-Menendez – Former Director at Rafael Viñoly Architects
Jonathan Hendricks – Former Senior Principal at Halcrow Yolles
Stephen Richards – Partner & Owner at Gillespies
Robin Honey – Director at Hann Tucker Associates
John Hepper – Technical Director at DIFFUSION GROUP
Christian Wendel – Director at MBLD
🌱Sustainability
BREEAM Excellent (80.2%) + EPC B
Features London’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell: converting natural gas into 300KW of electricity – integrated into a Combined Cooling Heat & Power system the fuel cell reduces CO2 by 270 tonnes per year
96.4% of all construction waste diverted from landfill: reused, recycled or recovered through variety of onsite and offsite initiatives
Bespoke EcoPlus concrete used – containing 50% Regen (post-industrial by-product) significantly reduces embodied CO2
Roof mounted PVs generate 27,300 kWh per year
🥦 Wellbeing
Home to Sky Garden: London’s highest public garden with panoramic views, regular live music, DJs, and yoga
Vibrant, diverse horticulture featuring rare plants from Mexico (Giant Cabuya, Foxtail Agave) + London’s largest living wall hosting 52,000 plants
Pocket park at base provides additional public space and pedestrian paths through site
🎈Bonus feature
Real-time noise + dust monitoring stations were established during construction to maintain noise and air quality within acceptable thresholds. The data was used to inform a pioneering report on construction air quality within London, with City of London + Southbank University.
🔗 Check it out https://www.vinoly.com/works/20-fenchurch-street/
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