Number 1 Merchant Square, Paddington

Date: 01/04/2009

Location: London

Project value: £7,360,500.00

1 Merchants Square is the signature building of the prestigious development in Paddington Basin. The building consists of three interlocking triangles with pitched feature roofs where the distinctive central triangle with its red fitted glazing.

Project Scope

14 storey, multi block frame structure with sloping faces cellform beams braced from concrete cores in each block.

Main contractor: Laing O’Rourke Construction
Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
Architect: Perkins & Will
Weight of steel: 2,620 tonnes
Market sector: Commercial
Design type: Traditional
Frame type: Medium / high rise