| Architect |
OMA |
| Date Built |
2011 |
| Location |
St
Swithin's Lane |
| Description |
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New Court is
the home of Rothchild's Bank in the City
of London. The building is very
difficult to see and even more difficult
to photograph since it is wedged into a
confined space between other buildings
with its main entrance on the narrow St
Swithin's Lane. OMA, the building's
architects, say on their website that New
Court, ".... will be made up of a
central cube of ten efficient and
flexible open-plan office floors -
which facilitate views over St.
Stephen's and the surrounding City -
linked to four adjoining annexes, with
meeting rooms, enclosed offices,
vertical circulation, reception areas,
and a staff cafe and gym. The top of
this central cube features a
landscaped roof garden with outdoor
meeting areas. This in turn is
overlooked by an adjacent Sky Pavilion
- a small tower with three
double-height storeys peering out over
the city - which houses meeting and
dining rooms and a multifunctional
panorama room with extraordinary and
unfamiliar views across the City,
including St. Paul's Cathedral." The Dezeen website
points out that, "...
Rothschild has been located at New
Court since N.M. Rothschild
established residence there in
1809. New Court is situated on the
architecturally rich site of St.
Swithin's Lane, a narrow medieval
alley in the heart of the City of
London, and is adjacent to
Christopher Wren’s historically
significant St. Stephen Walbrook
church. The new New Court is
the fourth iteration of
Rothschild’s London headquarters
on the site."
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