JP Morgan Show Off Initial Tower Plans
Published on 02-04-2008 by Skyscrapernews.com
JP Morgan's exhibition of their new headquarters on London Wall near the Barbican designed by KPF that finished last Friday has given little idea of what will be going on the site in the place of St Alphage House.
With architecture the devil is always in the detail, but unfortunately there was not a single actual computer generated image of the detailed design giving an idea of what the building looks like because according to the architect the scheme is still "a work in progress." This has made it rather hard to get a proper idea of what the effect will be of the building beyond the basics.
Despite the lack of material showing a clear image of the scheme, models were on hand that showed the 90,000 square metre building off but these were basic massing ones.
Showing a building reported to be 131 metres in height, the designed consisted of a squat tower rising from a huge monolithic podium presumably so large because of the massive trading floors JP Morgan wish to accommodate within their new building.
Early indications are the scheme is less about building a distinctive landmark building and more about squashing into the plot, every square metre of office space that JP Morgan need.
The sheer bulk of the proposals are bound to raise the ire of residents living nearby in the Barbican who jealously guard the views from their flats and worry about being overshadowed.
As the majority of people in the City of London live in one place, the Barbican, this is bound to become a major issue for the Corporation of London who will have to square off complaints from potentially the majority of their residents, against the prestigious need the City has in retaining JP Morgan who could potentially defect to Canary Wharf if they are not kept happy.
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