Plans approved for refurbishment of London office building 120 Moorgate

Planning consent has been secured from the City of London Corporation for the refurbishment of 120 Moorgate.

Architecture practice Darling Associates has been appointed by Vengrove to design the scheme’s revitalisation which will become the latest workspace for WeWork.

120 Moorgate is a 133,494 sq ft mixed-use office building located on the corner of Moorgate and South Place, on the northern boundary of the City of London, bordering the London Borough of Islington.

Darling Associates has been appointed to revitalise the existing building, through an architectural composition that unifies historic and contemporary design themes, maintaining each floor plate and without extending the overall massing.

The existing building will be stripped of its current facade and re-clad with an aesthetic contextual of its surroundings.

Inside, existing office space to the upper floors will be refurbished, with gym facilities and a bicycle store added to the basement levels. On the seventh floor, a roof terrace will benefit from views across the city, with planting kept to the perimeter edge to maximise usable space.

The proposals will also offer the opportunity to boost the street frontage at the site, through improvements to the office entrance and to the retail frontages.

The basement levels will be reconfigured to accommodate more sustainable means of transport, by replacing the underground car park with a bike store, as well as a gym..

Damion Burrows, director of Darling Associates, commented: “As the Moorgate area is transformed in the lead up to the launch of Crossrail, 120 Moorgate represents a symbol of this important regeneration in the City of London.

“We are delighted to be working with Vengrove and WeWork to deliver this dynamic office development and the rejuvenation of this building will see this prime site transformed to be more in tune with its evolving surroundings.”

Darling Associates will work with client Vengrove, planning consultant Gerald Eve, structural engineer Mason Navarro Pledge, and services consultant Sweco Ltd to deliver the project.