| Central Saint Giles | |
|---|---|
 South façade of Central Saint Giles | |
  Location of Central Saint Giles in Greater London | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use development |
| Address | 1–13 St Giles High Street |
| Town or city | Camden, London |
| Country | UK |
| Coordinates | 51°30′58″N 0°07′40″W / 51.516014°N 0.127738°W |
| Current tenants | Burson-Marsteller, Google, Mindshare, NBC Universal, King.com |
| Completed | May 2010 |
| Cost | £450 million |
| Client | Legal & General |
| Owner | Google (since 2022) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 (office block) 15 (residential block) |
| Floor area | 66,090 m² |
| Lifts/elevators | 12 passenger, 4 fire fighting, 3 goods, 2 car[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Renzo Piano |
| Architecture firm | Renzo Piano Building Workshop |
| Structural engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
| Website | |
| http://www.centralsaintgiles.com/ | |
Central Saint Giles is a mixed-use development in central London. Built at a cost of £450 million and completed in May 2010, it was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano and is his first work in the UK.[2] The development consists of two buildings of up to 15 storeys in height, arranged around a public courtyard lined with shops and restaurants. It is chiefly notable for its façades, covered with 134,000 glazed tiles in vivid shades: orange, red, lime green and a warm yellow.[3] It has attracted a number of high-profile tenants including NBCUniversal, MindShare, and Google.
In January 2022, Google announced plans to purchase the entire building for $1 billion USD.[4]
- ^ "Central Saint Giles – Specification". Central Saint Giles. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Woodman, Ellis. "Central St Giles by Renzo Piano". Building Design. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
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Ijehwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Partridge, Joanna (13 January 2022). "Google in $1bn deal to buy Central Saint Giles offices in London". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.