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Development firm Bevis Marks Development Ltd issued the company with the £50 million contract and plans are in place for an array of sustainability-focused design features to be incorporated into the building on Bevis Marks.
The aim of those involved, including the architects at Fletcher Priest, is ultimately to deliver a BREEAM Excellent-rated development in the heart of London’s primary financial district.
Work on the City of London offices got underway immediately after the announcement of Skanska being awarded the contract, with the project scheduled for completion in the autumn of 2013.
Rainwater harvesting devices, a combined heat and power generator and energy-saving light systems will all feature on the structure in the interest of improving sustainability performance, according to plans unveiled by the company newly contracted to carry out its construction.
“Credit must be given to all parties involved in this project for their persistence over the past months to ensure we have reached contract award,” said Paul Heather, managing director of Skanska’s Building London and the South East operating unit.
“We look forward to working with Fletcher Priest Architects and Waterman Structures/Services to deliver this BREEAM excellent building during 2013.”
Offices will account for the bulk of the floor space at the City of London site, but it will be mixed-use and also incorporate a number of retail outlets.
The site earmarked for the project is just yards from the office building at 30 St Mary Axe, better known as The Gherkin, which was erected by Skanska between 2001 and 2003 and has since become one of the leading architectural icons in central London.
Editor’s notes: Bevis Marks is a short street of approximately 150 metres in the ward of Aldgate. It is a one-way street with traffic running into Camomile Street and parallel to Houndsditch.
6 Bevis Marks topped out in July 2013 and completed later in the year. The 16-storey property delivers 172,000 square feet of commercial space.
The development achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating and features a roof made of Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) – the same transparent polymer sheeting used for the Eden Project in Cornwall.
In an industry first, Skansa used 3D printing techniques on a live project. The complex column/beam junctions for the roof’s supporting steel structure were formed using 3D ‘plastic’ printed cladding pieces and were assembled on-site.
As of July 2023, there was no office space available to rent at 6 Bevis Marks on a leasehold basis. However, flex space provider Landmark offered private serviced offices that would fit between 1 and 100 desks.
The serviced office space at 6 Bevis Marks offered by Landmark also delivers coworking desks and hireable meeting rooms.
Occupiers also enjoy access to a striking roof garden, shower facilities and the Club Lounge.
6 Bevis Marks replaced Lockton House, and the development company, Bevis Marks Development Ltd, was funded by AXA Real Estate on behalf of its Real Estate Opportunities Fund II, MGPA and Eurohypo.
Serviced office provider Business Cube provides tailor-made and competitively priced serviced offices at nearby 17 Bevis Marks.
In January 2025, it was reported that Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner had stepped in to prevent the Corporation of London from granting planning for a 43-storey office tower next to the City’s Bevis Marks Synagogue.
The controversial Bury House tower block application was due to go before local planners next month for a decision the following month. However, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said it had restricted the granting of permission by the corporation to allow the government to consider the case.
Developer Bentall Green Oak had already faced intense criticism over its 31 Bury Street project. It, therefore, lowered the height of the original plans by five to 43 storeys over concerns the tower would impact natural light levels in the Synagogue.