88 Wood Street
This is one of the best speculative office buildings in London. Built for the Daiwa Corporation on the site of what was to be their European headquarters, 88 Wood Street is an outstanding addition to the city of London. The scheme comprises of three connected accommodation blocks, each with a different footprint and height. The lowest block has the largest footprint and is located on Wood Street where it respects the scale of the tower of St Alban's church by Christopher Wren and other older listed buildings. Turning the corner onto London Wall, the blocks increase in height. Sited in between each block are the marvellous vertical circulation elements which mark the building out as something special. It is in the same language as Lloyds of London but completely transparent; you're left wondering how the stairs stand up. Connecting all these elements is a two-storey entrance hall, accessed at Wood Street and running the length of the ground floor along London Wall.
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