KPF put through to ring the changes at BT’s old 1980s HQ

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-06-25T05:55:00

KPF 81 Newgate Street - West Elevation (Small)

Source: KPF

St Paul’s project will reuse structural frame but significantly alter building’s profile

KPF has won planning for the retrofit and expansion of BT’s former headquarters near St Paul’s Cathedral.

The 1980s building, which takes up a whole city block just to the north of Paternoster Square, will be reconfigured into a mixed-use building with large, flexible office floorplates, retail and a roof garden with a restaurant.

Its massing will change considerably, with a portion of the front removed to reduce its impact on key views and new bays added stepping down from north to south creating accessible terraces.

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