30 Finsbury Square

The project comprised a large office development of approximately 16,660 square meters of office floor space arranged over 7 storeys.

Situated in the business centre of London in one of the London Borough of Camden’s conservation areas, Finsbury Square referenced the traditional Portland Stone elements of the surrounding buildings and combined it with contemporary design practices.  Eric Parry Architects design was innovative, with load bearing Portland Stone piers supporting the internal steel beams, the first example of pre-stressed loadbearing stonework completed by Albion Stone to very tight tolerances demanded for this precision project. 

Full sized mock-up columns were successfully tested at the BRE’s Garston testing laboratory demonstrating the quality of the manufacture for this project.

This project was the first speculative commercial building to be short listed for the Stirling Prize 2003 and won an RIBA award, AIA/UK Design Excellence Award, and a commendation from the British Council for Offices.

In 2003 the project was awarded the ‘Design Excellence Award’ from the American Institute of Architects. Short listed for the Stirling Prize 2003.