1 Finsbury Avenue is a Grade II listed building constructed in the early 1980s by Arup Associates (Peter Foggo). As the first building in the Broadgate development it was significant in defining the speculative office typology in London.

The refurbishment makes a number of modest interventions including roof terraces and a permeable ground floor. Shifting the emphasis from single tenancy to mixed-use retail, leisure and flexible co-working office space targeting tech occupiers reinforce British Land’s vision for a vibrant masterplan and public realm. The ethos ‘Raw is More’ repositions the nature of office space within the city.

The project re-establishes the public route through 1 Finsbury Avenue, an important element in activating the ground floor and connecting this building with Finsbury Avenue Square and the Broadgate Campus. In the centre of the lower atrium an installation, designed in collaboration with artist Morag Myerscough, acts as a beacon of how this architecturally important and flexible office building has once again been reimagined. Inspired by the history of the site and the architectural form of the listed facade, the artwork’s patterns contrast with the external dark bronze anodized cladding and symmetry of the building, and provide the centrepiece of a new ‘garden square’ in the London tradition. The result is an exciting destination for the diverse and changing users of the area.

Awards
  • 2021 Civic Trust Award
  • 2021 AIA UK Chapter - Exemplary Performance in Sustainability award
  • 2021  AJ Architecture Award for Workplace Project (10,000m2 and over)
  • 2021 RIBA London Regional Award
  • 2020 New London Award - Built - Conserving
  • 2020 British Construction Industry Award - Commercial Property Project of the Year
  • 2018 New London Award - Unbuilt - Office
2019
Location
City of London
Client
British Land

Men Shed 2023 30.06.23

Open House London 2022 07.09.22

AJ Architecture Award for Workplace 18.11.21

Open House London 2021 02.09.21

2021 RIBA London region awards 27.08.21

AJ Architecture Awards 2021 shortlists announced 24.08.21

AIA UK award for 1 Finsbury Avenue 01.07.21

Civic Trust Awards 2021 08.03.21

AJ Retrofit Awards shortlist 2021 29.01.21

Civic Trust Awards 06.01.21

1 Finsbury Avenue wins NLA Conserving Prize 17.11.20

Civic Trust Regional Finalists 2020 12.11.20

BCI Awards 2020 06.11.20

1 Finsbury Avenue: Innovative Office Architecture from Arup to AHMM 16.10.20

New London Awards shortlist 2020 17.09.20

1 Finsbury Avenue virtual building tour 12.08.20

RIBA London Awards 08.06.20

1 Finsbury Avenue opens 14.10.19

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