20 Giltspur Street

Situated on an island site in the City of London, and with its height constrained by its proximity to St Paul’s Cathedral, enhancing the building’s value and utility proved a compelling exercise in creative problem solving.

InvestorNorges Bank Investment Management

StatusOngoing

TypeRefurbishment

Address20 Giltspur Street, London EC1A

With generous volume to exploit, our innovative solution was to sever two floors from the vertical structure, and to hydraulically jack up and reattach them, creating space to insert an additional floor. We believe this process to be unprecedented in London. In successfully executing this, we transformed the building’s commercial potential adding over 30% NIA, whilst avoiding demolishing 900 tons of steel and concrete.

Boasting stunning landscaped terraces with captivating views, and pre-let in its entirety to a single occupier, the development has proved not only a remarkable success, but a showcase of ambitious and lateral thinking.

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