Moorgate

Workplace, Retail

This comprehensive refurbishment, extension and re-cladding of a former bank headquarters facing both Moorgate and Coleman Street has increased the lettable area and improved the efficiency of floor plates.

Client: Rreef Property Trust
Location: London
Size: 3,250 sqm
Value: £7.5m
Status: Complete

The main entrance is off-centre so that the building retains its visual link with Harrods from the interior. A walkway above the main entrance in the double height reception is lit by a tall window that also gives views of the store along with the busy street below. Accessed from the first floor it also provides a viewing platform for visitors who are waiting in the private reception suite.

Generous Grade A floor plates are arranged around an elegant atrium. Each floor can subdivide so self contained space can be provided if required. Four retail units on the ground floor are faced in Bath stone and a restaurant occupies the corner space where Hans Crescent meets Basil Street.