UK Developer Secures Approval for 20-Storey Office Block

27 March 2011 (Last Updated March 27th, 2011 18:30)

Southwark's planning committee has approved Great Portland Estates's plans for the construction of a 20-storey office tower in Southwark, London, UK. The 17,600m² office building has been designed by AHMM Architects. The 89m tall building will be wrapped in fluid pinstripe g

Southwark’s planning committee has approved Great Portland Estates’s plans for the construction of a 20-storey office tower in Southwark, London, UK.

The 17,600m² office building has been designed by AHMM Architects.

The 89m tall building will be wrapped in fluid pinstripe glass skin and will feature retail units at ground level.

According to the design plans, the shape of the building resembles a parallelogram that is cut away in four planes.