Goldman Sachs European HQ (Plumtree Court)
London, England · 2010-2019 · £1 billion
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchFocus on wellness and employee experience in the design. - Use of concrete floating floors and structural bearings for acoustic performance. - Emphasis on sustainability and meeting ambitious carbon targets. - The project faced and resolved rights of light disputes.
Key engineering challenges
Constructing a large-scale headquarters in a dense urban environment. - Designing a building with high security requirements. - Addressing rights of light disputes with neighboring properties. - Integrating a large auditorium and complex internal spaces. - Achieving high sustainability standards (LETI 2030 and RIBA Climate Challenge 2030 embodied carbon targets).
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Goldman Sachs
- Lead contractor
- Mace
- Lead designers
- Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- 10-storey building, 850,000 sq ft (Plumtree Court), 1.2 million sq ft (overall office complex)
- Disciplines
- Architecture; Structural Engineering; Civil Engineering; Facade Engineering; Acoustics
- Standards & frameworks
- UK Building Regulations (implied); LETI 2030; RIBA Climate Challenge 2030
Sources: https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/locations; https://www.buzon-world.com/realisations/goldman-sachs-hq/; https://www.buzonuk.com/news/buzon-specified-to-supply-and-install-pb-pedestals-goldman-sachs-hq-london; https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2013/03/26/goldman-sachs-london-hq-plan-approved/; https://www.i-cradles.com/facade-access-projects/london-development-project/; https://nla.london/projects/plumtree-court