The Scalpel, 52 Lime Street.
We've heard of "the Gherkin" and "the Cheesegrater".
Now "the Scalpel" has been added to the cluster.
Like the nearby "Cheesegrater", the "Scalpel" leans back to protect distant views of St. Paul' s Cathedral.
The office block is almost complete.
A new Spire on the London skyline!
The Scalpel is a commercial skyscraper under construction in London, United Kingdom.It is located on Lime Street in the City of London financial area. Originally a nickname but subsequently designated as its official name, the term "Scalpel" was coined by the Financial Times due to the building's distinctive angular design and followed a trend of nicknaming new buildings based upon their shape, such as the nearby Leadenhall Building, also known as "The Cheesegrater". Upon completion in 2018, The Scalpel will be 190 m (620 ft) tall, with 38 storeys. It has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox
The building under construction in September 2017
The site is on the corner of Lime Street and Leadenhall Street, opposite the Lloyd's building and adjacent to the Willis Building. The skyscraper is being built for insurance company W. R. Berkley and will be the firm's new European headquarters, occupying approximately one-quarter of the total office space. A small proportion of the commercial space will be occupied by a retail shop at street-level, a basement restaurant at the Leadenhall Street frontage, and by a café at the Lime Street entrance. Office space has also been pre-leased to BPL (level 12) and Axis (levels 2-3).
Sources: www. londonist.com/London/videos/ the-scalpel-takes-shape
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scalpel
The Scalpel is a commercial skyscraper under construction in London, United Kingdom.It is located on Lime Street in the City of London financial area. Originally a nickname but subsequently designated as its official name, the term "Scalpel" was coined by the Financial Times due to the building's distinctive angular design and followed a trend of nicknaming new buildings based upon their shape, such as the nearby Leadenhall Building, also known as "The Cheesegrater". Upon completion in 2018, The Scalpel will be 190 m (620 ft) tall, with 38 storeys. It has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox
The building under construction in September 2017
The site is on the corner of Lime Street and Leadenhall Street, opposite the Lloyd's building and adjacent to the Willis Building. The skyscraper is being built for insurance company W. R. Berkley and will be the firm's new European headquarters, occupying approximately one-quarter of the total office space. A small proportion of the commercial space will be occupied by a retail shop at street-level, a basement restaurant at the Leadenhall Street frontage, and by a café at the Lime Street entrance. Office space has also been pre-leased to BPL (level 12) and Axis (levels 2-3).
Sources: www. londonist.com/London/videos/ the-scalpel-takes-shape
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scalpel
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