Moor House is a large office building on
London Wall in the
City of London.
It is located on the northern edge of the financial district and is one of the largest buildings in the area, standing tall and with 29,000 square metres of floor space.
Completed in 2004, it was the first building to be designed for the forthcoming
Crossrail, with a ventilation shaft to the station underneath the building. When built, it had the deepest foundations in London, which reach down and are specifically designed to withstand further tunneling below it in the future. The building cost £182 million to construct and was designed by
Sir Norman Foster.
Tenants include
CLSA,
Unicredit,
Peel Hunt
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,
TT International.
History
The site was previously home to a 1960s modernist office block. A
postmodern
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redevelopment proposal was made in 1991 by
Terry Farrell and Partners
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, the firm that designed the nearby
Alban Gate.
In April 1999 the building was involved in a dispute over whether it should be granted planning permission.
Redevelopment of the area
A number of other large buildings are being planned on sites nearby. These include a 43-storey, residential tower at
Milton Court. A office tower at Ropemaker Place is also being developed by
British Land.
Nearest tube stations
*
Moorgate tube station
*
Liverpool Street station
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See also
*
CityPoint
*
Tall buildings in London
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References
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Skyscrapers in the City of London
Skyscraper office buildings in London