Willis Building (London)

Willis Building (London)

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building_name=The Willis Building
previous_building=
year_built= 2007
surpassed_by_building=
year_highest=
year_end=
location=flagicon|England 51 Lime Street, City of London, England
coordinates= coord|51.5129|-0.0815|display=title,inline|region:GB_scale:1000
roof= convert|125|m|ft|0
antenna_spire=
height_stories= 26
construction_period=2004-2008
complete=2007
floor_area= convert|475000|sqft|m2|1
architect= Sir Norman Foster
contractor= Mace
emporis_id= 135969__NOTOC__The Willis Building at 51 Lime Street, is a large office tower in London's main financial district, the City of London.

Designed by architect Sir Norman Foster and developed by British Land, it stands opposite the Lloyd's building and is convert|125|m|ft|0 tall, with 26 storeys. The building features a "stepped" design, which was intended to resemble the shell of a crustacean, with setbacks rising at convert|97|m|ft|0|abbr=on and convert|68|m|ft|0|abbr=on respectively. In total, there are convert|475000|sqft|m2|1 of office floorspace, most of which was pre-let to the Willis Group, a risk management company and insurance intermediary.

Constructed between 2004 and 2008 under the management of Mace, [cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=78 |title=Willis Building - London |publisher=Skyscraper News |accessdate=2008-05-20] it was a significant addition to the London skyline, becoming the fourth tallest building in the City after Tower 42, 30 St Mary Axe and CityPoint. The core was topped out in July 2006 and the steelwork was finished in September 2006. Cladding began in July 2006 and the building was externally completed by June 2007. It was internally fitted out and officially opened in April 2008.

51 Lime Street is the first in a wave of new towers planned for the area. These others include the Bishopsgate Tower, 122 Leadenhall Street, Heron Tower, 100 Bishopsgate, 20 Fenchurch Street, Broadgate Tower and the Shard of Glass.

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References

ee also

*Tall buildings and structures in London
*Tower 42
*30 St Mary Axe
*The City of London

External links

* [http://www.51limestreet.com Official website]
* [http://www.britishland.com/devwillisbuilding.htm British Land site]
* [http://www.livevideo.com/video/FBB87FAA95F141D3A7B7303B0656B30E/the-willis-building-timelapse.aspx Timelapse video of the building's construction from March 2005 - May 2007]
* [http://www.mero-schmidlin.com/curtainwalling/50001limest_construction.htm Construction details on the curtain wall façades]
* [http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=583&storycode=3085557&c=1 Building.co.uk article]
* [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=20885559#post20885559 Photos from around and inside the building]


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