{"id":20053,"date":"2015-07-13T00:03:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T00:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=20053"},"modified":"2015-07-13T09:17:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T09:17:22","slug":"prime-offices-for-city-circus-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/prime-offices-for-city-circus-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime offices for City circus site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nFinsburyJul15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20039\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nFinsburyJul15.jpg\" alt=\"nFinsburyJul15\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nFinsburyJul15.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nFinsburyJul15-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Overlooking the City of London\u2019s largest open public space, a new prestigious nine-storey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Multi-storey_office_buildings\" target=\"_blank\">office building<\/a> is rapidly taking shape with the aid of steel construction\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Multi-storey_office_buildings#Speed_of_construction\" target=\"_blank\">speed of delivery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Number 8 Finsbury Circus is on a plot previously occupied by River Plate House, which was demolished in 2013 to make way for this scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The new building will offer 14,800m\u00b2 of offices and 880m\u00b2 of retail space. The development also accommodates two main entrances, one on Finsbury Circus and the other on South Place, which will be set within a retained 1920s fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter an in-depth appraisal of the site, it was decided that a completely new build as opposed to a renovation was the best way forward. This has allowed us to design a light filled modern office which is sympathetic to its neighbouring buildings on the Circus,\u201d explains Wilkinson Eyre Project Architect Sam Wright.<\/p>\n<p>A steel framing solution with a centrally positioned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Concept_design#Concrete_or_steel_cores\" target=\"_blank\">core<\/a> was then deemed to be the best way of achieving this design.<\/p>\n<p>Working on behalf of main contractor Lend Lease, William Hare has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Construction#Steel_erection\" target=\"_blank\">erected<\/a> 2,000t of steel for the project.<\/p>\n<p>8 Finsbury Circus is due for completion in the first quarter of 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overlooking the City of London\u2019s largest open public space, a new prestigious nine-storey office building is rapidly taking shape with the aid of steel construction\u2019s speed of delivery. Number 8 Finsbury Circus is on a plot previously occupied by River Plate House, which was demolished in 2013 to make way for this scheme. 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