Asticus Building

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Asticus Building
Cypher by Tim Morgan - DSC 1747 - panoramio.jpg
Asticus Building (right) with Cypher
Asticus Building
General information
Address21 Palmer Street
Town or cityWestminster
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 51°29′56″N0°08′06″W / 51.4988°N 0.1351°W / 51.4988; -0.1351
Current tenantsThe Work Foundation
Opened2006
Cost£80m
OwnerAxa Investment Managers
Design and construction
Architecture firmLifschutz Davidson Sandilands

The Asticus Building is an architecturally notable building at 21 Palmer Street in the City of Westminster, London. [1]

The building was designed by architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands with a cylindrical shape on a concrete frame in order to maximise light due to the proximity of nearby buildings. [2] The nearby buildings, rising to up to seven storeys, made the site so difficult that it had remained undeveloped for 25 years despite its prime location. A "blister" structure at the rear in a sheltered corner was used to house core services in order to maximise usable space and avoid an awkward floor layout. [3] The building was completed in 2006. [4]

Tenants include The Work Foundation. [5] Outside the entrance is Tim Morgan's steel and glass sculpture Cypher (2004), one of three of that work. [6]

In 2016 it was purchased by Axa Investment Managers for £80m. [4]

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References

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