1970s tower’s foundations and core to be retained as floor plates extended
Developer British Land is understood to have struck a deal with Mace to deliver a £600m overhaul of the Euton Tower in London.
The award is a coup for Mace, which secured the pioneering project despite Lendlease starting out as early favourite after drawing up the pre-planning demolition and construction strategy.
Under the reconstruction plan, Mace will retain around a third of the original 1960s building’s structural mass, while pioneering reuse and upcycling of materials on the 31 storey tower.
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This will see the existing building core and foundations at Regent’s Place retained, while adding new low carbon structures to create a new-look 32-storey building with bigger floor-plates, increasing the new building’s size from 320,000 sq ft to 500,000 sq ft.
The development will be all-electric and target BREEAM Outstanding. In operation, the building will use an all-electric heating and cooling system.
Leading the design team is Danish architect 3XN GXN supported by London-based architects Adamson Associates and with landscape design by studio DSDHA.
The professional team includes Arup as both structural and building services consultant, with Gardiner & Theobald acting as project manager and cost consultant on the project.
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