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The Lloyd's Building l LONDON l 96m l 14fl

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
The Lloyd's Building
London, UK


HEIGHT: 96m
FLOORS: 14 floors
COMPLETION: 1986
ARCHITECT: Sir Richard Rogers


The Lloyd’s Building is one of the most famous modern buildings in London. It was completed in 1986. The Lloyd’s Building is located in the most ancient quarter of London. While walking through the neighbouring streets it is already possible to see parts of the glazed facades of the atrium or the service towers wich are clad in stainless steel sandwich paneels. The most important aspect of the design of Lloyd’s Building is flexibility. The building is designed as a series of concentric galleries overlooking a central atrium. All fixed obstructions, i.e. toilets, stairs, entrances, lifts and columns are placed outside the building in six vertical towers.

The building is 12 storeys to the north and steps down to six storeys towards the smale scale buildings to the south, creating a series of terraces at various levels. The twelve glazed lifts are arranged at the outside of the building, inside vertical movement is by a central escalator in the atrium. The servant zones stand freely outside the mass of the building. Concentrating lifts, service risers and toilets into the satellite towers and supporting the main building on external columns gives an uninterrupted space within the enclosing envelope and minimises restrictions on use. The vertical and main horizontal ventilation ducts are run externally for the same reason.




























A model of the building.





 
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#30 ·
To know this building is to love it.
A unique piece of architecture that will stand the test of time and people will argue over it's merits for years to come, that in itself warrants reconition for this masterpiece.
As dom says "go see it"
 
#36 ·
If your ever so fortunate to get inside like moi - you have to see The Adam Room - absolutely amazing. Its right at the top but as soon as you step in its like you've stepped back 241 years to a Georgian dining-room. The Adam Room was literally "lifted" from the old building and placed on top of the current tower (while all still intact) - a peice of trully unique engineering!

On one side of the building you can also still see the original entrance facade of the original Lloyds of London (neo-classical built during the reign of the British Empire) building which is actually incorporated into this new building along Leadenhall Street and the Lutine Bell - just a symbol of raw financial power. The lifts - the London Eye in 15 seconds!!!

The lighting is quite possibly the best of any building in Europe. It actually has a voice on the skyline and even though it looks very grey from the outside at night ....inside its very light and quite empowering (the technologies used to refract light into the building were beyond the time). Many people also forget that this tower has remarkably airy floorplates, considering this tower is just below 100m it has only 14 floors.

If I wanted a workspace anywhere in the world - it would be at an underwriters desk here at Lloyds. This is without any doubt whatsoever; above any other desk in any other building on the planet.

Without much doubt a 10 - next time your in London, make this one of your first ports of call!!!
 
#38 ·
nick-taylor said:
If your ever so fortunate to get inside like moi - you have to see The Adam Room - absolutely amazing. Its right at the top but as soon as you step in its like you've stepped back 241 years to a Georgian dining-room. The Adam Room was literally "lifted" from the old building and placed on top of the current tower (while all still intact) - a peice of trully unique engineering!

On one side of the building you can also still see the original entrance facade of the original Lloyds of London (neo-classical built during the reign of the British Empire) building which is actually incorporated into this new building along Leadenhall Street and the Lutine Bell - just a symbol of raw financial power. The lifts - the London Eye in 15 seconds!!!

The lighting is quite possibly the best of any building in Europe. It actually has a voice on the skyline and even though it looks very grey from the outside at night ....inside its very light and quite empowering (the technologies used to refract light into the building were beyond the time). Many people also forget that this tower has remarkably airy floorplates, considering this tower is just below 100m it has only 14 floors.

If I wanted a workspace anywhere in the world - it would be at an underwriters desk here at Lloyds. This is without any doubt whatsoever; above any other desk in any other building on the planet.

Without much doubt a 10 - next time your in London, make this one of your first ports of call!!!
I agree with Nick. For those who really know the workplace inside there is nothing else than 10!
 
#42 ·
seriously, to all you guys who dont like it from the pics, its one of those buildings that when you visit in the flesh simply bowls you over. It is just wonderfull. My only regret is that it hasnt been turned into something like the Tate Modern for the public... how wonderfull would that be!!!!!!!!!
 
#43 ·
nukey said:
seriously, to all you guys who dont like it from the pics, its one of those buildings that when you visit in the flesh simply bowls you over. It is just wonderfull.
:yes:

Especially at night - it must be one of the best-lit buildings in the world.




nukey said:
My only regret is that it hasnt been turned into something like the Tate Modern for the public... how wonderfull would that be!!!!!!!!!
The public can pay for access to the inside of the building ... unfortunately it costs something like £300 for a 45 minute tour. :)
 
#44 ·
that seems to be prohibitively expensive. What would be nice is if Lloyds ever moves out that the space could be turned from offices into galleries and venues so that it would be this HUGE vertical public space. It seems to me this building would be perfect for that because the design emphasises openness and flexibility anyway. Did Imagination do the lighting? They are very good at that and I remember their name being mentioned...
 
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