{"id":595,"date":"2018-11-19T13:45:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T13:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=595"},"modified":"2018-11-19T13:45:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T13:45:29","slug":"plans-go-in-for-tallest-tower-in-the-city-of-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/plans-go-in-for-tallest-tower-in-the-city-of-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans go in for tallest tower in the City of London"},"content":{"rendered":"

The team behind the Gherkin at 30 St Mary Axe in the City of London have lodged a planning application for a new tower next door.<\/p>\n

“The Tulip” has been put forward by Gherkin owner J. Safra Group and architects Foster + Partners.<\/p>\n

Construction could start as early as 2020 on the 305.3-metre-high visitor attraction which is due for completion by 2025.<\/p>\n

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The top of The Tulip will feature an education centre offering 20,000 free places per year for London\u2019s state school children.<\/p>\n

It will also provide an unparalleled vantage point to view London from a height of around 300 metres.<\/p>\n

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The viewing galleries will offer visitors an engaging experience with sky bridges, internal glass slides and gondola pod rides on the building\u2019s fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n

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Complementing the experience will be a sky bar and restaurants with 360-degree views of the city.<\/p>\n

The Tulip will use high performance glass and optimised building systems to reduce its energy consumption.<\/p>\n

Heating and cooling will be provided by zero combustion technology while integrated photovoltaic cells generate energy on site.<\/p>\n

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Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners said: \u201cContinuing the pioneering design of 30 St Mary Axe, the Tulip is in the spirit of London as a progressive, forward-thinking city.<\/p>\n

“It offers significant benefits to Londoners and visitors as a\u00a0cultural and social landmark with unmatched educational resources for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacob J. Safra said: \u201cWe are delighted to benefit from the exceptional talent of Foster + Partners in bringing to London this world-class visitor attraction.<\/p>\n

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“The Tulip\u2019s elegance and soft strength complements the iconic Gherkin.<\/p>\n

“We are confident in London\u2019s role as a global city and are proud to offer its schoolchildren a state-of-the-art classroom in the sky to appreciate London\u2019s history and dynamism.\u201d<\/p>\n

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from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/2RWxKxu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The team behind the Gherkin at 30 St Mary Axe in the City of London have lodged a planning application for a new tower next door. “The Tulip” has been put forward by Gherkin owner J. Safra Group and architects Foster + Partners. Construction could start as early as 2020 on the 305.3-metre-high visitor attraction […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-construction-enquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":596,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595\/revisions\/596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}