122 Leadenhall Street
| 122 Leadenhall Street | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Post-modern / Structural expressionism |
| Location | London, EC3 |
| Completed | June 2013 |
| Opened | July 2014 |
| Cost | £1.15 billion |
| Owner | C C Land |
| Height | |
| Roof | 225 metres (738 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 48 |
| Floor area | 84,424 m2 (908,730 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Services engineer | Arup |
| Website | |
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| References | |
122 Leadenhall Street, also known as the Leadenhall Building, Leadenhall Tower or informally the Cheesegrater, is a 225-metre-tall (738 ft) skyscraper in central London. It opened in July 2014 and was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The informal name references its wedge shape similar to the kitchen utensil.
The building adjoins the Lloyd's Building, also designed by Richard Rogers. The previous, 1960s building on the site was owned by British Land and had been designed by Gollins Melvin Ward. By December 2009, the site was cleared but construction stalled because of the 2008 financial crisis. The project was revived in 2010 by Oxford Properties in partnership with British Land.