And finally… Office on stilts planned for London
Foster + Partners has submitted plans for a major office-led development which would be built on stilts to allow trees and open public space to run beneath the building.
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Known as Colechurch House, the mixed-use scheme will stand in the shadow of the Shard near London Bridge Station and will also provide a theatre, shops, restaurant, bar, and gym.
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The 510,000 sq ft building has been designed to be raised by up to 18m above ground level on big steel columns and braces.
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If planning is approved by Southwark Council, the plan is to start construction as early as spring/summer next year with the aim of completing the project by 2024.