These fully remodeled Apex proposals
envisage clearance of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the
whole site to provide a podium building with north and south wings, a
link-block and a 26-storey tower, with a combined gross internal floor
area of 18,605 sqm. The general arrangement consists of an 8-storey north
wing (G, 1-7) along the Old Street frontage, incorporating the lower
levels of the tower, and a 7-storey south wing (G, 1-6) along the
Rivington Street frontage, incorporating an arcade at street level.
Between these two wings there is a new courtyard and public realm, open to
the west and with the tower rising on the north side, providing a dramatic
landmark at the apex of the Shoreditch Triangle. To the east of the
courtyard the north and south wings are connected by an 8-storey (G, 1-7)
link-block. The overall massing steps down two storeys before adjoining
buildings to the east. A basement and sub-basement provide ancillary
accommodation for the ground floor areas and off-street parking and
servicing respectively, with vehicular access via a ramp descending from
Rivington Street. Access and servicing for the various uses within the
development is via four service cores, two in the north wing and two in
the south wing, each with a loading bay at sub-basement level. Higher
gross internal and net lettable floor areas for the development can be
achieved by the same general arrangement, subject to enclosing the lower
levels of the courtyard for B1 use and redistributing the hotel uses on
the upper levels of both wings. |
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