Bishopsgate Tower

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Part of the British Skyscraper Series
Completed One Canada Square HSBC Tower Citigroup Centre 30 St Mary Axe Tower 42 One Churchill Place
Expected Shard London Bridge Bishopsgate Tower Heron Tower 122 Leadenhall Street

Information
Bishopsgate Tower
Location	London, England
Status	Proposed
Roof	288m
Technical Details
Floor count	63
Floor area	131,511 sq m
Companies
Architect	Kohn Pedersen Fox

Image:Bishopsgate tower london.jpg

The Bishopsgate Tower, also known as The Pinnacle, is a 288m, 63-storey skyscraper being planned for the centre of London's main financial district, the City of London. The architects are Kohn Pedersen Fox and the developer is the fund management company, Union Investment Real Estate AG. The tower was originally proposed at 307m, but scaled down following concerns from the Civil Aviation Authority.

The tower was submitted for planning permission in June 2005 and approved on 25th April 2006 [1]. If built, it would become — dependent on whether Shard London Bridge is built — the tallest building in the UK, and one of the tallest buildings in Europe. It is one of several major new skyscrapers planned for Central London, the others being Shard London Bridge (also known as the London Bridge Tower or Shard of Glass), Heron Tower, 122 Leadenhall Street, the Broadgate Tower and the 20 Fenchurch Street redevelopment.

Nearby are the skyscrapers Tower 42 (once known as the NatWest Tower) and 30 St Mary Axe (also known as The Gherkin).

In May 2006, it was reported that construction contracts would soon be awarded, and that work on the tower could start by the end of the year. This is now expected at a later date as full demolition cannot occur until the site has been fully vacated.

In August, Keltbray began piling works on site.

In November, funding was secured, and demolition work began on the smaller building on the site. On 28 February 2007, it was confirmed that the Bishopsgate Tower had been purchased by Arab Investments; the building will be renamed The Pinnacle with preliminary construction works beginning in March 2007.

[edit] Facts

This tower will contain more solar panelling than any other building in the UK, with 2000 square metres of photovoltaic solar cells, generating up to 200 kilowatts of electricity.
It will have a double layered skin like 30 St Mary Axe that allows it to respond dynamically to climatic changes and utilise effective climate control with low energy consumption.
To drive costs down, every single panel on the tower will be of the exact same size.
Once completed, it will contain 88,000 square metres of office space.