{"id":8309,"date":"2012-05-03T11:15:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T10:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=8309"},"modified":"2012-05-03T11:18:47","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T10:18:47","slug":"the-shard-and-london-bridge-quarter-in-the-april-gloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-shard-and-london-bridge-quarter-in-the-april-gloom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shard and London Bridge Quarter in the April gloom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On a thoroughly miserable wet and\u00a0grey\u00a0April afternoon, I grabbed a couple of photos of The Shard and its\u00a0accompanying London Bridge Quarter development.<\/p>\n

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Now officially the tallest skyscraper in Europe, the tower is almost structurally complete, with the building being topped out on 30 March 2012, when its 66-metre (217\u00a0ft), 500-tonne spire was winched into place.<\/p>\n

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The steel structure now stands at its final elevation of 308.5 metres (1,012\u00a0ft), with the final 516 panes of glass topping the tower out at its full height of 309.6 metres (1,016\u00a0ft).<\/p>\n

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Tightly wedged into the space between the Shard and London Bridge railway station is the dire-sounding ‘London Bridge Quarter’ which is apparently busying itself, “Inspiring Change” – whatever that means.<\/p>\n

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According to Wikipedia<\/a>, here’s how the floors have been allocated. Can’t say I’d fancy living on the 65th floor, although the views will no doubt be astonishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Floors<\/th>\nFloor area<\/th>\nSpace designation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
73\u201387<\/th>\n<\/td>\nSpire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68\u201372<\/th>\n8,159\u00a0sq\u00a0ft (758\u00a0m2<\/sup>)<\/td>\nObservatory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53\u201365<\/th>\n62,129\u00a0sq\u00a0ft (5,772\u00a0m2<\/sup>)<\/td>\nResidential apartments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/th>\n<\/td>\nSpa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34\u201352<\/th>\n174,355 sq\u00a0ft (16,198\u00a0m2<\/sup>)<\/td>\nShangri-La Hotel<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31\u201333<\/th>\n63,992\u00a0sq\u00a0ft (5,945\u00a0m2<\/sup>)<\/td>\nRestaurants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\u201328<\/th>\n586,509 sq\u00a0ft (54,488 m2<\/sup>)<\/td>\nOf\ufb01ces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0\u20131<\/th>\n22,627\u00a0sq\u00a0ft (2,102\u00a0m2<\/sup>)<\/td>\nLobby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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