Tower 42 Building, London Skyscraper

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Tower 42 Building London

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Tower 42 building

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Tower 42
photo © Nick Weall

Tower 42

City of London

Design: GMW Architects

Tower 42
photo Anthony Weller © Anthony Weller/Archimage

This building is a landmark on the London skyline and was formerly the NatWest Tower by R Seifert and Partners. GMW Architects’ refurbishment, completed in 1998, enabled major enhancements to the office space and gave the building a new lease of life, with upgraded services, improved cladding performance and an extra 2,000m2 of usable space within the original building profile.

Tower 42 image / information from GMW Architects

Tower 42 Redevelopment
Studio Egret West
Tower 42
image from architect
Tower 42 Redevelopment

The building today is multi-tenanted and comprises Grade A office space and restaurant facilities, with one restaurant situated on the 24th floor, and the other, a champagne and seafood bar, on the 42nd floor. In 2011 it was bought by the South African businessman Nathan Kirsh for £282.5 million.

Demolition of the site commenced in 1970 and the tower was completed in 1980. The building was constructed by John Mowlem & Co around a huge concrete core from which the floors are cantilevered, giving it great strength but significantly limiting the amount of office space available.

In total, there are 47 levels above ground, of which 42 are cantilevered. The lowest cantilevered floor is designated Level 1, but is in fact the fourth level above ground. The cantilevered floors are designed as three segments, or leaves, which approximately correspond to the three chevrons of the NatWest logo when viewed in plan.
Source: wikipedia

Tower 42formerly Nat West Tower, City of London, UK
Architect: Richard Seifert – R. Seifert & Partners
Tower 42
photo © Adrian Welch

183m high, 47 floors

Tallest building in London until 1 Canada Square in 1990
Damaged by IRA bomb in 1993
Vertigo 42: seafood & champagne bar on Floor 42

Tower 42 development architect – Studio Egret West

Natwest Tower architect : Richard Seifert

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