2 Aldermanbury Square scheme designed by Allies and Morrison

Great Portland Estates has said that it has finished its largest office scheme to date with practical completion at 2 Aldermanbury Square in the City of London.

Designed by Allies and Morrison, the 13-storey scheme runs across 321,650sq ft of space and has replaced a 1980s building called City Place House which was torn down by Keltbray.

The scheme will be the new home of law firm Clifford Chance which is returning to the City after striking a deal four years ago to leave its Canary Wharf headquarters in 2028.

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Law firm Clifford Chance is taking the entire block at 2 Aldermanbury Square with fit out work being carried out by Overbury

Overbury is carrying out the £150m fit out contract after beating Mace to the job last year.

GPE’s director of development management Piers Blewitt said: “This project is GPE’s largest single office development and was pre-let entirely off-plan to Clifford Chance. It is almost double the size of the previous building, has the highest sustainability standards and delivers much improved public realm.”

The scheme has been built by Bovis which is set to start on GPE’s St Thomas Yard scheme this summer.

Others to work on the 2 Aldermanbury job included QS Gardiner & Theobald, structural engineer Arup, project manager Cogent and M&E engineer Sweco.

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