Walk on the wide side

摘要

Make Architects' 5 Broadgate is a true ground scraper - a rare breed among the City of London's high-rise towers. Despite a mere 12 storeys of offices, its generous width ensures it yields over 65,000m~2 of high-spec office space, including four football pitch-size trading floors topped with some 7,500m~2 of concrete-decked roof and terraces. Ensuring that this unusually expansive flat roof was waterproof was an absolute priority. A joint venture between British Land and Blackstone, 5 Broadgate will be occupied from next autumn by financial services firm UBS.