One Churchill Place
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One Churchill Place is a 156 m tall skyscraper with 32 floors, serving as the headquarters of Barclays Bank. It is in the Docklands area of London
in Canary Wharf
. The building is the seventh tallest office block in the United Kingdom
and the fourth tallest building in the Docklands after One Canada Square
, the HSBC Group Headquarters and the Citigroup Centre.
The building was formally opened in June 2005 by the Chairman of Barclays, Matthew Barrett
, and merged Barclays offices across London into one building. The former corporate HQ was at 54 Lombard Street
in the City of London
.
and constructed by Canary Wharf Contractors.
Designed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the building is constructed around four staircase columns with a large, central column containing the lifts and toilet facilities. The building manual states that there is enough room in these columns to contain everyone who works in the building, in the event of a security alert.
The building was planned to be 50 stories in height, but was scaled down to 31 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
It is linked by walkways to the Canada Square
shopping mall and Canary Wharf tube station
.
London
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in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...
. The building is the seventh tallest office block in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the fourth tallest building in the Docklands after One Canada Square
One Canada Square
One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...
, the HSBC Group Headquarters and the Citigroup Centre.
The building was formally opened in June 2005 by the Chairman of Barclays, Matthew Barrett
Matthew Barrett
Matthew William Barrett, is an Irish Canadian banker who until 2006 was the Chairman of Barclays Bank.Born in County Kerry, Ireland, he attended the Christian Brothers School in Kells, County Meath, and attended the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Programme in 1981.He started his...
, and merged Barclays offices across London into one building. The former corporate HQ was at 54 Lombard Street
Lombard Street, London
Lombard Street is a street in the City of London.It runs from the corner of the Bank of England at its north-west end, where it meets a major junction including Poultry, King William Street, and Threadneedle Street, south-east to Gracechurch Street....
in the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
.
Construction
The building was designed by HOK InternationalHellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum
HOK is a global architecture, interiors, engineering, planning and consulting firm. HOK is the largest U.S.-based architecture-engineering firm and the "No. 1 role model for sustainable and high-performance design." HOK also is the second-largest interior design firm...
and constructed by Canary Wharf Contractors.
Designed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the building is constructed around four staircase columns with a large, central column containing the lifts and toilet facilities. The building manual states that there is enough room in these columns to contain everyone who works in the building, in the event of a security alert.
The building was planned to be 50 stories in height, but was scaled down to 31 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Layout
Barclays occupy approximately two-thirds of the building, levels 17-23 being not in use by Barclays. Floors 18-23 are leased to the London 2012 Olympic organisation and to BGC Partners. Increasingly the premises are now used on a hotdesking basis to accommodate more mobile working.- Level -1: Gym
- Ground Floor: Reception
- Level 2: Presentation suite and meeting rooms
- Level 3: Staff restaurant and deli bar, mail room and print shop
- Levels 4 and 5: Plant
- Levels 6 to 16: Working floors
- Levels 17 to 23: Tenant floors (floors 17, 21, 22 and 23 occupied by London 2012 - LOCOGLondon Organising Committee for the Olympic GamesThe London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games is a limited company, owned by the Government of the United Kingdom, that will oversee the planning and development of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. After the successful London 2012 Olympic bid, LOCOG was...
, ODAOlympic Delivery AuthorityThe Olympic Delivery Authority is the statutory corporation responsible for ensuring delivery of venues, infrastructure and legacy for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in London...
, LDA Olympic Legacy DirectorateLondon Development AgencyThe London Development Agency is the Regional Development Agency for Greater London, England. It is a functional body of the Greater London Authority...
and Olympic Security Directorate and floors 18, 19 and 20 are occupied by BGC Partners) - Levels 24 to 29: Working floors
- Level 30: Meeting rooms
- Level 31: Executive offices
It is linked by walkways to the Canada Square
Canada Square
Canada Square is a public square at Canary Wharf, on the Isle of Dogs in London's Docklands. It is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the eastern end of Central London along the River Thames. Canada Square is surrounded by three of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom, including One...
shopping mall and Canary Wharf tube station
Canary Wharf tube station
Canary Wharf tube station is a London Underground station on the Jubilee Line, between and . It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and was opened by Ken Livingstone setting an escalator in motion on 17 September 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension. It is maintained by Tube Lines...
.