Citigroup Centre (London)
Canary Wharf, London, England · 2001-2003 · Not readily available (initial construction cost, current refurbishment costs are over £1 billion)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchStrategic location: Positioned alongside the Jubilee Line station at Canary Wharf, a key financial district. - Significant scale: One of the largest workspace projects in Europe.
Key engineering challenges
Constructing a 45-storey tower in a dense financial district. - Integrating the building with the surrounding infrastructure, including the Jubilee Line station. - Designing for large office spaces and high occupancy.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Citigroup
- Lead contractor
- Canary Wharf Contractors
- Lead designers
- César Pelli & Associates (architect), Adamson Associates (executive architect)
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- 45-storey tower (25 Canada Square), 1.2 million sq ft (170,000 sq m) total floor space across 25 and 33 Canada Square
- Disciplines
- Architecture; Structural Engineering; Civil Engineering
- Standards & frameworks
- UK Building Regulations (implied)
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup_Centre_(London); https://www.hdrinc.com/portfolio/citi-tower; https://www.burohappold.com/projects/citi-tower-refurbishment/; https://www.ft.com/content/7d1be767-0121-45aa-8f94-b3a04ea3c4d0