Joint venture partners Simten and Invesco Real Estate have secured planning consent for the redevelopment of St Bride’s House at 10 Salisbury Square in the City of London.
Designed by John Robertson Architects, the redevelopment will offer 52,500 sq ft of Grade A office space next to the City’s new Justice Quarter.
The existing site features two Victorian gatehouse facades in a six-storey, brown-brick office development, which does not meet modern energy efficiency standards. Inline with the City of London Corporation’s retrofit-first policies, JRA’s design will retain more than 90% of the building’s existing structural frame with a two-storey extension strategically placed on the eastern side of the building.
Anja Schellenbauer, director at JRA, said: “10 Salisbury Square underscores how strategic retention, contextual sensitivity, and commercial viability can be aligned to deliver genuinely sustainable, progressive and future-proof office developments. By focusing on targeted, high-impact interventions, and retaining the vast majority of the existing structure, the scheme significantly reduces embodied carbon while elevating environmental performance, occupier wellbeing and urban quality.”
