Number One Poultry
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City office block with a roof garden and internal public space that links to Bank station
Number One Poultry is built on the site of the former Mappin and Webb building, which was controversially demolished in 1994. Stirling's design was finalized in 1988 but when he died unexpectedly in 1992, no construction had begun. Michael Wilford, Stirling's partner, completed the work, adhering to the original design.
The office accommodation has a triangular plan with a cylindrical core that is open to the sky. The main entrance is situated at the 'prow' and is signalled by a clock.
The stone-clad facade is treated in bands of beige and pink with huge cornices and industrial windows. Punched-out triangles, circles and squares highlight the geometries of the building.
Data
- Begun: 1986
- Completed: 1996
- Floor area: 13,000m2
- Sectors: Office, Retail
- Address: No 1 Poultry, The City, London, EC2R 8EJ, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: James Stirling, Michael Wilford & Partners
- Project architects: Arabella Lennox-Boyd, James Stirling, Michael Wilford
- Client: City Acre Property Investment Trust, Altstadtbau
- Structural engineer: Arup
- Mechanical engineer: Arup
- Quantity surveyor: Monk Dunstone Associates
- Landscape architect: Lennox-Boyd Landscape Design
- Restaurant: Conran Design Partnership
- Agent (office): BH2
- Agent (shops): Hillier Parker
- Agent (planning): Montagu Evans
- Site architect: Armstrong Smith and Baron
- Facade: Arup Facades
- Main contractor: Laing Construction
Suppliers
- External stone cladding: Gormley Masonry Services
- Windows and curtain walling: Kjelstrup Olsen
- Clock: Smiths of Derby
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