SOM rejigs City tower to boost carbon credentials

By Tom Lowe2022-12-12T10:10:00

Consented plans for the Diamond have been redrawn amid growing demand for low carbon office space

SOM has unveiled plans to overhaul its designs for a 260m tall City of London skyscraper to boost its sustainability credentials amid growing demand from occupiers for low carbon office space.

The office tower, known as “The Diamond”, was originally approved in 2018 but the practice has been sent back to the drawing board with a revised brief by developers Frontier Dragon, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Lai Sun Developments.

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