A new 50-storey workplace in the City of London featuring premium amenities, low-energy materials, and a public viewing gallery
City Building of the Year Award 2024
CTBUH 2024, Overall Winner: Best Tall Building by Height (200-299 metres)
CTBUH 2024, Award of Excellence: Best Tall Building by Region (Europe)
BCO Awards 2024, London Regional Winner, Commercial Workplace
Building London Planning Awards 2024, Best Project for Sustainable Planning
SSDA Award 2024
Tall Buildings Award 2024, Best Mixed-Use or Commercial Tall Building Project
8 Bishopsgate contributes to the City of London’s cluster of tall buildings, delivering a 50-storey, office-led, mixed-use development for Mitsubishi Estate London.
A refined interior strategy was developed to reflect the client’s sustainability goals and social aspirations for the workplace.
The building offers a wide range of amenities, including a ground-floor public facing café, a tenant business lounge overlooking the double height entrance lobby, a flexible town hall space for 200 people with associated break out facilities and F&B support, a flexible restaurant space, a public viewing gallery and extensive greening throughout.
The material palette combines warm, natural finishes, such as Scandinavian timber and Italian marble, to create a sense of quality and comfort. Unlike many typical commercial developments in the City of London, timber is used extensively throughout the common areas, bringing a tactile, welcoming feel to shared spaces.
To shape the interior strategy and maximise appeal for multiple speculative tenants, we conducted extensive market research, assessing existing offerings and identifying opportunities for difference.
While primarily a workplace, the building also engages the wider community through a publicly accessible podium and The Lookout, a viewing gallery on level 50.
8 Bishopsgate is recognised as one of the most sustainable speculative tall commercial buildings in the UK and is designed to be WELL-ready, enabling tenants to pursue certification.
