Kohn Pedersen Fox has unveiled its design for a trio of skyscrapers linked by vertical planters, which is set to be built at 70 Gracechurch Street in the City of London.
The 154.7-metre-tall complex is designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) to host a mix of office and retail spaces, alongside a viewing platform on its upper floors.
It is intended as a "new voice" for London's Eastern Cluster ? a group of skyscrapers that also includes KPF's Scalpel tower, alongside RSH+P's Leadenhall Building and Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie.
Top image: the complex will comprise a trio of skyscrapers. Above: they will be elevated on a stepped podium
The design for 70 Gracechurch Street comprises three tapered glass towers, which are elevated on top of a stepped podium and linked by stacks of planters. It was commissioned by Hong Kong developer Tenacity to replace an existing 10-storey building on the site that was completed by BDP in 2002.
"70 Gracechurch Street establishes a vision for a relevant future office and aspires to be a new voice in the Eastern Cluster," said John Bushell, design principal at KPF.
"A more articulated building, creating an elegant composition of different elements and integrating urban greening, it provides variety internally and externally to create the sort of workplace it's worth leaving your house for."
The towers will be linked by terraced planters
The 70 Gracechurch Street scheme, granted planning permission earlier this month, i...