| Architect |
Foster + Partners |
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| Date Built |
completed
2011 |
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| Location |
South Bank
beside Tower Bridge |
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| Description |
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| More London is a development of
buildings on the South Bank of the Thames
beside Tower Bridge. The More London
website says that the development offers
occupiers, "... the benefit of
occupying high quality, efficient
office space located within a vibrant
new business community in a world
famous location adjacent to Tower
Bridge and opposite The Tower of
London." The architects, Foster + Partners, say of their Masterplan that it, "... establishes an entirely new city quarter on a site that has remained undeveloped for decades with a rich mix of uses including offices, a 4-star hotel, a supermarket, health club, shops, cafes, bars and restaurants and a new home for the Unicorn Childrens Theatre." 
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More
London Place & More London Riverside - London, UK
 ************ 1 More London Place  Built as the headquarters of Ernst
and Young. Fosters website explains that it
features, "A full-height atrium
(that) links the building’s two ‘fingers’ of
office space, creating a dramatic entrance space
which is crisscrossed with three bridges per
floor, with glass balustrades."
   ********* 2 More London Riverside    ************* 3 More London Riverside  3 More London Riverside was
designed for the legal firm, Norton Rose. It
comprises two office blocks linked by a full height
atrium.
  ************** 4 More London Riverside   ************* 5 More London Place - Hilton Hotel   5 More London Place is home to the Hilton London Tower Bridge Hotel.   ************** 6 More London Place  6 More London Place is a triangular
building with a spectacular reflective glass wall
along Battle Bridge Lane. On the More London
Place side the building has a saw-tooth configuration
that is obvious from above but on street level it is
hidden behind a Brise soleil. The building
provides office space to a number of occupants
including Affinity Sutton, Blue Rubicon and TNS.
At street level you will find cafes, restaurants and
an M&S Simply Food outlet.
     ****************** 7 More London Riverside  "The Foster + Partners' website
describes the building as, " ... the final
and largest building within the More London
masterplan (that) provides a new 10-storey,
sustainable headquarters for
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The building
incorporates a range of energy saving
strategies. In addition to a high-performance
façade designed to offer shade and insulation,
the building features solar hot water panels,
green roofs and fully automated building
management and metering systems."
    *************** 8 More London Fire Station  The More London Fire Station dates
from 1879 but it was decommissioned as a fire station
in 1928. As part of the More London Masterplan
the building has been refurbished and today it is home
to PricewaterhouseCooper's "Social Enterprise
Hub". It sits adjacent to PwC's headquarters in
7 More London. The Fire Station's website
explains that, " ... PwC is
committed to help tackle social exclusion and
alleviate unemployment in the UK by supporting
social enterprise. So we’ve regenerated a disused
fire station next to our offices at 7 More London
and created a social enterprise hub. The
Fire Station on Tooley Street, London SE1, is a
triple sector partnership conceived and convened
by PwC, and made possible in collaboration with De
Vere Venues, the UK Government Homes and
Communities Agency, social entrepreneur Simon
Boyle, Beyond Food Foundation, Big Issue Invest,
the School for Social Entrepreneurs, Social
Enterprise UK and Blossoms Healthcare. Each plays
a part in making this a successful social
enterprise hub, hoping to accelerate the impact we
each have in our local communities and in the UK
as a whole."
******************* More London 9 - The Unicorn Theatre  The Unicorn Theatre is dedicated
to producing and presenting work for audiences aged 2
to 21. It was founded in 1947 and in those days it
staged its production from the back of a van.
Today it occupies the Number 9 More London building
which contains two theatres, two rehearsal rooms and
four floors of public space.
  ********************** Parkside Kiosk  ************* The Scoop  The Scoop is an outdoor sunken
amphitheatre at the heart of More London
Riverside. It offers stepped seating for up to
800. During the summer months it is the venue
for a variety of public events.
 **************** Note that the Greater London
Council occupies the City Hall building on the More
London site. Information on that building is
included on its own page within this website.
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