10.16.09 | London, UK |  The city of London granted consent for a new office building designed by the London office of Fletcher Priest Architects for the Monteverde Group. The 230,000-square-foot building will replace an outdated building in the heart of the city and reconnect existing streets, passages, and outdoor spaces.

A series of stepped volumes will create private outdoor roof terraces with views of the Swiss Re Tower and the London skyline. The use of the rooftop gardens will be extended by a light, open ETFE-clad structure. Wall-to-wall depths are optimized to achieve excellent daylight penetration. South-facing balconies will be cantilevered to protect the interior from solar gain overlooking the new plaza below. The new structure will reuse and adapt the existing below-ground structure, which constitutes about half of the existing building. Recycled glass facades with its distinctive green tint contrasts with the clear transparency of the low iron windows.