The Blade, also known as Abbey Mill House, is a
high-rise and the tallest building in
Reading, Berkshire
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,
England
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. Used for office space, it is tall and is visible from many places in the town. The first tenant to occupy the building was
Kaplan Financial, who moved to the building from the original Thames Tower.
[Paul Robins, getreading]
Building
The high rise building was proposed in 2001, and construction lasted from 2007 to 2009.
It cost £32 million to build.
The steel building has 14 floors above ground level; the floor-to-floor height is . The building's façade is a
curtain wall system of aluminium and glass, and the building is strengthened with a
pile foundation.
The spire atop the building is a lattice frame covered with
rainscreen panels.
The height of the building is 128m above ground level.
The Blade has 110,000 sq ft for office use, 7,200 sq ft of space of which was let to Gateley, a law firm, for £34 per sq ft, one of the highest rents Reading has achieved.
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Buildings and structures in Reading, Berkshire
Skyscraper office buildings in England
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