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Money For Old Ropemaker Street
Skanska has won a £240 million contract to construct 20 Ropemaker Street in Central London for Great Elm Assets Limited, in association with Old Park Lane Management Limited and their Development Partner CO-RE.
Construction is due to start in the first quarter of 2020 and complete early in 2023. Currently the existing buildings are being demolished in advance of construction commencing.
The scheme consists of 419,093sq.ft of office space and 11,785sq.ft of ground level retail space.
20 Ropemaker Street sits at a prominent City of London location, with the junction of Finsbury Pavement and will rise 112 metres high above pavement level, with a double-height retail unit within a ‘street block’ along Finsbury Pavement.
“The project is aiming to achieve BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Building Standard Version 2 – Platinum. We will use innovative construction techniques to help the client realise this ambition."
-Steve Holbrook
MD, Skanska Building
Sustainable construction
The project will deploy sustainable construction techniques that include:
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Efficient use of water and energy.
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zero waste to landfill.
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Materials that mitigate the impact of both the building operations and the finished building on the environment.
Partners
Designed by Make Architects, other consultants on the scheme include WT Partnership (quantity surveyors), Waterman (structural engineer) and Hilson Moran (services engineer, including sustainability).
Project
The project includes the creation of a double-height entrance and lobby along Ropemaker Street close to Moorgate Tube Station and a separate dedicated cycle entrance. A single storey of business space will be located at mezzanine level within the ‘street block’.
Roof terraces
Occupiable office space will cover 22 floors, with five accessible roof terraces. Three basement levels are provided for retail servicing, plant, facilities management, cycle and shower facilities.
Picture: 20 Ropemaker Street.
Article written by Cathryn Ellis
26th February 2020