A once derelict tower brought back to life
CIT’s South Bank Tower is now a 42-storey building after we extended the original structure by 11 floors. We also created more internal floor space by reducing the original concrete core by 50%.
South Bank Tower Project summary
Client
CIT
Key Partners
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Grontmij, AKT II, Arcadis
Services provided
Construct, Construction management, Contracting, Specialist services
Sectors
Mixed-use development, Commercial, Offices, Retail, Commercial, Housing and regeneration
Locations
UK and Europe, UK - London and south-east England
Project timeline
- Start date
- October 2012
- End date
- May 2016
Project story
One of the last remaining relics on the South Bank amid new developments such as the London Eye, the original 1970s South Bank Tower, previously known as King’s Reach Tower, has now been transformed into luxury residential accommodation, office and retail space.
Now 42 storeys, the tower offers amazing views across the London skyline and boasts 193 luxury apartments. There is more than 370,000 square feet of offices, 72,000 square feet of retail space, a 25 metre long swimming pool, a communal roof terrace, residents' lounge, gym, screening room and business lounge. The project overcame significant technical challenges and required close alignment between us and our supply chain.
The conversion of the development, from office to residential use, has required extensive cut and carve work and the building used what was at the time, the highest temporary external staircase and tallest tower crane in London.
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“It’s been fantastic working on this project - it involved a lot of innovation and collaboration. Everyone who worked with us including consultants, suppliers, engineers and US architect, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates did a great job. I also want to thank the local residents and businesses for their ongoing support throughout the build.”
“Mace has successfully delivered a very complex construction project which entails extensive reuse of existing structures, basement construction adjacent to 100 occupied flats and an 11-storey extension of an existing 31-storey tower. This project was extremely challenging and Shaun and his team have delivered it to the highest quality, safely and on time.”
