The 290,000 sq ft scheme designed by Fletcher Priest Architects will involve demolition of the existing 55 Old Broad Street building, the link bridge over Wormwood Street and partial demolition of the southern and northern ends of 65 Old Broad Street.
In its place, the developer aims to build a 23-storey office building, plus a small 5-storey building on the L-shaped footprint of the site. The scheme will also renovate the listed Bath House.
The plans have retained as much of the existing structure as possible, with many of the recovered materials re-used. The all-electric building will be powered by air source heat pumps and run solely on renewable electricity to help businesses to meet their ESG targets.
The partially retained building, 65 Old Broad Street building will provide nearly 4,000 sq ft of ‘maker…