🟩 GreenBricks Building of the Week 🟩 70 St Mary Axe

Can of ham green

Also known as “Can of Ham” thanks to its distinctive, gently curving façade. The shape of commerce and creativity in London’s visually competitive skyline.

📍Location

EC3, London

🏢Building Details

• Completed 2019

• 21-storeys, 90m tall, arched profile with 2 curved façades + flat ends

• 300,000 sq ft premium office space + retail space

👷🏾‍♀️Developer & Contractor

• Richard Hamilton-Grey – Head of Sustainability @ Nuveen

• Thomas Walton – Senior Construction Manager @ Mace

✍️Architects & Engineers

• Tim Hinton – Director @ Foggo Associates

• Brian Hyams – Former Director @ Foggo Associates

• Geoffrey Bremner – Electrical Building Services Design Engineer @ Foggo Associates

• Gordon Ingram – Senior Partner @ GIA Surveyors

• Tom Horne – Senior Director @ DP9 Limited

• James Mills – Associate @ D2E International VT Consultants Ltd

• Bryan McLaggan – Managing Director @ Combined Technical Solutions

🌱Sustainability

• EPC A + BREEAM Excellent + WiredScore Platinum

• To reduce solar gain: vertical shading fins on curved facades + unitised double-glazed cladding envelop end elevations

• Low energy measures: borehole thermal energy storage + energy piles

• Movable walls + no internal columns = maximum floorplate flexibility

🥦 Wellbeing

• WELL Gold

• Occupiers have automatic membership to luxurious Hana lounge: light + airy co-working space offers community feel, with areas for quiet working + downtime

• Features spacious, independent coffee house + roaster WatchHouse – with outdoor seating + tenant discounts

• Bespoke building app for tenants to seamlessly book meetings rooms, order coffee, hire bikes, join clubs + activities

• Friendly front-of-house team ensures all occupants + visitors benefit from smooth, personable experience

🎈Bonus feature

It has achieved the highest level of cycling certification – CyclingScore Platinum – with

328 cycle spaces, 360 lockers, 32 hotel-spa showers + repair zones. Definite bonus when data from World Green Business Council reveals regular cyclists take just 2.4 sick days a year – almost half the average 4.5 days.

🔗 Check it out https://70stma.co.uk/