70 St Mary Axe
Client: Nuveen
Architects: Foggo Associates
Structural: Foggo Associates
PM: GVA Second London Wall
Main Contractor: Mace
Project
70 St Mary Axe is a prominent office building within the City of London, known as the “Can of Ham” due to its distinctive shape. Completed in 2019, the building is 90m tall and offers 28,000 m2 of office space, over 21 floors. The buildings unique symmetry offers variations in floor sizes to support tenants specific needs.
Challenge
The single Building Maintenance Unit (BMU) is housed within the plant space on the roof; a key requirement of which was to ensure the BMU was hidden from view when not in use. Intricate doors were designed and produced by the BMU manufacturer CoxGomyl which allow the roof to open and the BMU to operate in two separate zones.
