Lloyd's Building
Lloyd's Building | |
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Basic data | |
Place: | London , UK |
Construction time : | 1978-1986 |
Architectural style : | International |
Architect : | Richard Rogers Partnership |
The Lloyd's Building is the headquarters of the traditional insurance market Lloyd's of London in London .
architecture
The building was designed by the architect Richard Rogers and erected between 1978 and 1986. Like the Center Pompidou , which Rogers had previously designed together with Renzo Piano , this building was also innovative because supply lines, stairs and lifts were visibly laid to the outside. The twelve glass lifts were the first of their kind in the UK.
“Richard Rogers pursued this approach of demonstratively turned outward technology in his Lloyd's Building also in high-rise construction. This building, unconventional in every respect, came astonishingly close to the visions of the futurists. "
The complex consists of three main towers and three supply towers around a central rectangular square. On the 11th floor is the Committee Room , an 18th century dining room that was furnished by Robert Adam in 1763 on behalf of William Petty and which was moved piece by piece from the former Lloyd's building across the street.
The Lloyd's Building is around 76 meters high and has 14 floors. The special thing about the building is that each floor can be changed quickly by installing or removing partition walls.
Owner of the building
The owner kept changing over time, while the tenant always remained the same. Lloyd's lease runs until 2031.
Period | owner |
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until 2004 | DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale |
2004-2005 | Shelbourne Developments |
2005-2013 | Commerz Real , a fund subsidiary of Commerzbank |
from 2013 | Ping An Insurance , a Chinese insurance company |
Others
The building was the backdrop for a number of films such as Tempting Trap and was used as an advertising backdrop for the Rover 800 .
Picture gallery
literature
- Andres Lepik: Skyscraper . Prestel Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7913-3454-9
Individual evidence
- ^ Andres Lepik: Skyscraper . Prestel Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7913-3454-9
- ↑ a b c Lloyd's Tower Purchased. The New York Times , January 10, 2004, accessed July 14, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c Commerzbank sells famous skyscraper in London. FAZ , July 8, 2013, accessed on July 14, 2013 .
- ^ A b Lloyd's building sold to Chinese insurance group in £ 260m deal. The Guardian , July 8, 2013, accessed July 14, 2013 .
Web links
- Lloyd's building lloyds.com
- Lloyd's building galinsky.com
- Lloyd's building greatbuildings.com
Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ W