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| 20 Fenchurch Street | |
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 20 Fenchurch Street in 2015, viewed from the roof balcony of City Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
| Location | London, EC3 |
| Construction started | January 2009 |
| Completed | April 2014[1] |
| Owner | Lee Kum Kee[2] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 37 (plus three-storey "sky garden") |
| Floor area | Offices: 668,926 square feet (62,100 m2)[3] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Rafael Viñoly, Adamson Associates Architects (as executive architect) |
| Developer | Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group |
| Structural engineer | Halcrow Yolles |
| Main contractor | Canary Wharf Contractors |
| Awards and prizes | Carbuncle Cup |
| Website | |
| skygarden | |
20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street, in the historic City of London financial district. It has been nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie" because of its distinctive shape, said to resemble a walkie-talkie handset.[4] Construction was completed in spring 2014, and the three-floor "sky garden" was opened in January 2015.[5] The 38-storey building is 160 m (525 ft) tall. Since July 2017, the building has been owned by Lee Kum Kee Groups.
Designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and costing over £200 million, 20 Fenchurch Street features a highly distinctive top-heavy form which appears to burst upward and outward. The entrance floor and 34 floors of office space are topped by a large viewing deck. A bar and restaurants are included on the 35th, 36th and 37th floors; these are, with restrictions, open to the public.[6]
The tower was originally proposed at nearly 200 m (656 ft) tall but its design was scaled down after concerns about its visual impact on the nearby St Paul's Cathedral and Tower of London. It was subsequently approved in 2006 with the revised height. Even after the height reduction there were continued concerns from heritage groups about its impact on the surrounding area. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Ruth Kelly, called in the project for another public inquiry[7] which, in 2007, ruled in the developers' favour and the building was granted full planning permission.[8] In 2015 it was awarded the Carbuncle Cup for the worst new building in the UK in the previous 12 months.[9][10]
- ^ Beioley, Kate (13 January 2014). "DWF to move into Walkie Talkie building". The Lawyer. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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guardian-20170727was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Schedule of areas". 20 Fenchurch Street. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Heathcote, Edwin (4 November 2011). "Points on views". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "20 Fenchurch Street Opens". Skyscrapernews.com. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "City Garden Bar - Sky Garden - London". Sky Garden.
- ^ "20 Fenchurch Street Called In - Article #789". www.skyscrapernews.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Land Securities (July 2007). "Land Securities' 20 Fenchurch Street Tower Approved" (PDF). landsecurities.com. Land Securities Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
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bd_carbunclewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wainwright, Oliver (2 September 2015). "Carbuncle Cup: Walkie Talkie wins prize for worst building of the year". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 September 2015.