New ‘pioneering’ office block set for International Quarter London

CGI of the new International Quarter London building (Image: Duncan Pelham)

Planning permission has been granted by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) for a new building in the International Quarter London – the future home of Transport for London (TfL) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Featuring a number ground-breaking innovations, the building will be the first in the country to have a window system that follows the sun, reducing the effects of awkward shading.

Ben O’Rourke, Lendlease’s managing director of International Quarter London, said: “This building reflects International Quarter London’s focus on creating a pioneering workplace for progressive businesses, placing culture, health and wellbeing at its heart.

“The flexible design will allow it to be occupied by single or multiple tenants, and includes a number of technological innovations which are firsts in the UK on this scale. For example, it will feature an intelligent closed-cavity façade which tracks the sun with dynamic shading and a supply of 100 per cent fresh air throughout the building.”

Although developers Lendlease and LCR are yet to find a tenant, thousands of workers will be able to move in by the end of 2019.

The building will make up the largest of three new buildings being designed for the quarter beside the London Aquatics Centre totalling 1.2 million sq ft of office space.

David Joy, LCR chief executive, said: “This will be an exceptionally designed building, with exemplary Grade A office space for over 7,000 employees – to join the ranks of the FCA’s and TfL’s new headquarters, both of which are progressing well.

“International Quarter will create more than 25,000 jobs overall, becoming a major new employment hub in east London. We look forward to continuing to work with Lendlease to make this happen.”