South Bank Tower
Project Details
Main Contractor - Mace
Client - Yuanda Europe
Location - London
Sector - Residencial & Commercial
Timeline - 2016 / 2017 Budget - £800k
Scope
Steel and glass stick systems in the ground floor and entrance areas with automatic powered doors.
Bespoke ‘slimline’ sliding door system to a winter garden.
Glazed atrium roof, walls and lift lobby systems.
High-performance double and triple-glazed curtain wall with opening vents and anodised aluminium and GRC vertical fins.
Project Summary
South Bank Tower, previously known as King’s Reach, is a re-development of a 1970s office building previously occupied by the publisher IPC. The original structure of 31 storeys was extended with an additional 11 new floors of residential accommodation. The new and existing structure of the tower and podium has been re-clad with a modern, high-performance façade system.The development contains 173 flats, 370,000 ft2 of office space and 27,000 ft2 of retail space.The re-invention of spaces, including the creation of a new route through the heart of the scheme, and the provision of public amenities contribute to the on-going regeneration of the South Bank of London and has brought new life and longevity to the site.