The building was formally opened in June 2005 by the Chairman of Barclays, Matthew Barrett, and merged Barclays offices across London into one building. The former corporate HQ was at 54 Lombard Street in the City of London.
Barclays occupy approximately 90% of the building, floors 18-20 are leased to BGC Partners/Cantor Fitzgerald.
Construction
One Churchill Place at night in 2012
The building was designed by HOK International[1] and constructed by Canary Wharf Contractors.[2]
Designed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the building is constructed around four staircase columns with a large, central column containing the lifts and toilet facilities. The building manual states that there is enough room in these columns to contain everyone who works in the building, in the event of a security alert.
The building was planned to be 50 storeys in height, but was scaled down to 31 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Layout
Increasingly the premises are now used on a hotdesking basis to accommodate more agile and collaborative working.
Level -1: Gym
Ground Floor: Reception
Level 2: Presentation suite and meeting rooms
Level 3: Staff restaurant and deli bar, mail room and print shop
Levels 4 and 5: Plant
Levels 6 to 17: Working floors
Levels 18 to 20: Tenant floors occupied by BGC Partners
