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| Floors Above Ground 52 |
| # of Apartments 274 |
| Official Name | One Blackfriars |
| Other Names | The Boomerang, Beetham Tower |
| Structure Type | Building |
| Status | Completed |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Street Address & Map | 1 Blackfriars Road |
| Postal Code | SE1 |
| Building Function | residential |
| Structural Material | concrete |
| Proposed | 2006 |
| Construction Start | 2014 |
| Completion | 2018 |
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| Regional Ranking | #120 Tallest in Europe |
| National Ranking | #12 Tallest in United Kingdom |
| City Ranking | #11 Tallest in London |
| Owner | St George PLC |
| Developer | Brookfield Multiplex |
| Architect | |
| • Design | Ian Simpson Architects |
| Structural Engineer | |
| • Design | WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff |
| MEP Engineer | |
| • Design | Briggs & Forrester; Hoare Lea |
| Main Contractor | Multiplex; Laing O'Rourke |
| Other Consultant | |
| • Cost | Core Five LLP ; AECOM |
| • Façade Maintenance | WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff |
| • Fire | Hoare Lea |
| • Geotechnical | WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff |
| • Planning | DP9 Ltd; CBRE |
| • Wind | RWDI |
| Material Supplier | |
| • Sealants | Sika Services AG |
Interview: 1 Blackfriars Road
12 Jun 2013 –
Ian Simpson, Ian Simpson Architects
London and Beyond: Regionalism and the British Skyscraper
12 Jun 2013 –
Ian Simpson, Ian Simpson Architects
Interview: Heritage and Future of London Tall Buildings
11 Jun 2013 –
Kamran Moazami, WSP
The Promise of Public Realm: Urban Spaces in the Skyscraper City
26 Oct 2015 –
Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City
The Special Nature of the European Skyscraper
Jun 2013 –
CTBUH Journal, 2013 Issue II
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