{"id":201988,"date":"2019-03-20T16:06:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T05:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonstone.au\/?post_type=project&#038;p=201988"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:52:31","slug":"30-finsbury-square-london-ec1","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/londonstone.au\/?project=30-finsbury-square-london-ec1","title":{"rendered":"30 Finsbury Square London EC1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/londonstone.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/PortlandStone-header2.jpg&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#020B44&#8243; background_blend=&#8221;screen&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;201991,201992&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; db_image_max_width_tablet=&#8221;51&#8243; db_image_max_height_tablet=&#8221;501&#8243; db_image_row_spacing_tablet=&#8221;51&#8243;][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#b09a51&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Architect\/Designer:<\/h2>\n<p>Eric Parry Architects<\/p>\n<h2>Client:<\/h2>\n<p>Scottish Widow Fund &amp; Life Assurance Society<\/p>\n<h2>Main Contractor:<\/h2>\n<p>HBG Construction<\/p>\n<h2>Completion Date:<\/h2>\n<p>2000<\/p>\n<h2>Portland Stone:<\/h2>\n<p>Bowers Basebed<\/p>\n<h2>Scope of Project:<\/h2>\n<p>Traditional Cladding<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#b09a51&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The project comprised a large office development of approximately 16,660 square meters of office floor space arranged over seven storeys.<\/p>\n<p>Situated in the business centre of London in one of the London Borough of Camden\u2019\u0080\u0099s conservation areas, Finsbury Square utilized the traditional Portland Stone element of the surrounding buildings and combined it with contemporary design practices.<\/p>\n<p>Careful consideration had to be given to an existing 1920\u2019\u0080\u0099s fa\u00e7ade which was a listed building. 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