Lloyd's building

Lloyd's building
Lloyd's building in 2011, with the preserved entrance from the 1928 building visible on the right.
General information
TypeOffice building
Architectural styleHi-Tech Architecture
LocationLime Street, London
Coordinates51°30′47″N 0°04′56.5″W / 51.51306°N 0.082361°W / 51.51306; -0.082361
Construction started1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Completed1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Cost£75 million
OwnerPing An Insurance[1]
Height
Antenna spire95.1 m (312 ft)
Roof88 m (289 ft)
Technical details
Floor count14
Lifts/elevators14 (12 external, 2 internal)
Design and construction
Architecture firmRichard Rogers & Partners
Project Architects:[2]
Richard Rogers
Graham Stirk
Ivan Harbour
Chris Wilkinson
John McAslan
Peter St John
Structural engineerArup
Peter Rice
Services engineerArup
Main contractorBovis
DesignationsGrade I listed

The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building)[3] is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.

In 2011, twenty-five years after its completion in 1986 the building received Grade I listing; at this time it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be "universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch".[4] Its innovation of having key service pipes and other components routed outside the walls has led to very expensive maintenance costs due to their exposure to the elements.

  1. ^ "中国平安24亿元购英国劳埃德大厦_财经_腾讯网". finance.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Lloyd's Building". Architects Journal. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ^ Lloyd's of London Homepage Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Page accessed 20 May 2010.
  4. ^ Waite, Richard (19 December 2011). "Rogers' Lloyd's becomes youngest Grade-I listed building". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 7 February 2013.