🟩 GreenBricks Building of the Week 🟩 22 Bishopsgate

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At 278m 22 Bishopsgate is London’s 2nd tallest building – plus the City’s 1st skyscraper built by female architect. A version of Silicon Valley’s fun-and-games workspaces, attracting valuable talent.

📍Location

London, EC2

🏢Building Details

• Completed 2020 = 1.3M sq. ft., 62-storeys

• Supports 12,000 workers + visitors

• 1st UK tower to contain 100,000+ sq. ft. of integrated amenity + social spaces

👷🏾‍♀️Developer & Contractor

• James Goldsmith – Head of Leasing @ AXA Investment Managers

• Stuart Lipton – Partner @ Lipton Rogers Developments LLP

• Simon Tuddenham – Managing Director @ Lipton Rogers Developments LLP

• Andrew Feighery – Project Director @ Multiplex

✍️Architects & Engineers

• Karen Cook – Former Partner & Co-Founder @ PLP Architecture

• Diego Padilla-Philipps – Technical Director @ WSP

• James McAllister – Former Smart Places Analyst @ WSP

• Heidi S. – Partner @ Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG

• Christian Dobrick – Senior Landscape Architect @ West 8

• Smart Spaces OS

🌱Sustainability

• BREEAM Excellent + WiredScore Platinum + WELL Gold (1st UK building to achieve this)

• High-performance triple glazed Closed Cavity Façade (CCF) – with automated solar blinds to reduce building cooling requirements

• Partnering with Iconics + Microsoft a self-learning fault detection + diagnosis system has been implemented: 1M+ data points collected a day (temperature, air, light, water, occupancy) for continuous analysis + improvement

• 100% of existing foundations reused + 50% of existing basement reused

• Operational energy procured from 100% renewable sources = Net Zero Carbon in operation

🥦 Wellbeing

• 50,000 sq. ft. of flexible event, meeting + auditorium facilities provided by Convene – for premium hospitality level networking spaces

• 100,000 sq. ft. communal + amenity space including: start-up innovation hub, food market, gym with ‘sky-wall’ climbing window, wellbeing retreat and spa, and rolling art exhibition

• Oversized 3m floor-to-ceiling heights = 20% taller than market-standard = superior sense of spaciousness + natural light

• Active Commuter Park = London’s largest bicycle park – 1000+ cycle spaces, 75 showers, Brompton bicycle hire, E-charging points + bike maintenance team

🎈Bonus feature

At level 58 you can find London’s highest free public viewing gallery. Don’t fancy the climb? Don’t sweat. The building has 52 double-decker lifts which travel up to 30km per hour: making them London’s fastest lifts.

🔗 Check it out https://plparchitecture.com/22-bishopsgate/