New plans for 22 Bishopsgate unveiled

Lipton Rogers and architect PLP have unveiled designs for their new 130,000m² skyscraper that replaces the tower formerly known as the Pinnacle.

A few metres shorter than its predecessor, the structure is 278m high and consists of 62 storeys. It will have a public viewing gallery at the top as well as a two-storey restaurant and bar.

The new design follows the acquisition of the site earlier this year by a consortium of international investors led by AXA Real Estate, with Lipton Rogers acting as the developer.

The building will retain the foundations and basements already built for the Pinnacle design, before work ceased in 2012, which it is hoped will limit the disruption from the new proposal.

On completion 22 Bishopsgate will accommodate over 12,000 people in a “vertical city”, as well as a range of cafes, food outlets, a conference centre, medical centre, library, wellness suite and specialised sports facilities. The building will also provide 1,500 bike parking spaces and over 100 showers.

Sir Stuart Lipton of Lipton Rogers, said the technically advanced building “will represent an elegant addition to the City of London at the heart of the cluster of tall buildings”.

22 Bishopsgate is scheduled to be completed in 2019.