WELCOME TO OUR NEW HOME

摘要

This week Building moved in to its new home at 240 Blackfriars Road on London's South Bank. Developed by a JV between Great Portland Estates and BP Pension Fund, designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, and built by Mace, the angular 19-storey glass and steel tower is the latest high-profile addition to this increasingly busy part of the capital. Building's publisher, UBM, is the anchor tenant of the building and has leased nine of the tower's upper levels, including the double-height atrium which houses the cafe and meetings rooms on the top floor. Engineer Ramboll is one of the building's other tenants. The tower has been designed from the start using BIM, with computer models coming in particularly handy in fitting the building's complex services into a relatively compact space. It also meets the BREEAM "excellent" standard, which entailed a major redesign of the facade and services to incorporate changes to the standard made in 2011.