New Court Rothschild Bank

The Rothschild Bank has had its headquarters on St Swithin's Lane in the heart of London's Square Mile since 1809. We worked jointly with OMA to deliver a new home for the bank - the fourth to occupy the site in the time since. The main body of the building is raised above the ground to create new public realm and offers a visual connection with the adjacent Wren church of St Stephen Walbrook, built in 1667. This central cube comprises ten flexible open-plan office floors linked to three adjoining annexes containing the bank's historic archive, cores and social spaces.

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The building occupies a tight site between the Bank of England and Cannon Street Station

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The office core has a repeated pattern of structural steel columns; in contrast to the annexes

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Context

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At ground floor, the reception hall has been set to one side to create a new public route beneath a travertine podium

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The 18th century visual connection between St Swithin's Lane and St Stephen Walbrook Church has been reinstated

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Client meeting rooms and contemporary interior spaces incorporate many of the historic objects from the Rothschild collections

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Entrance on St Swithin's Lane

City: London EC4
Use: Workplace
Client: NM Rothschild and Sons
Status: Completed
Size: 21,000 sqm
Awards: RIBA Stirling Prize shortlisted 2012, RIBA London Regional Building of the Year Award 2012, Civic Trust Award Commendation 2013, Company of Chartered Architects New City Architecture Award 2011
Collaborators: Design Architect: OMA
Structure: Arup
Services: Arup
Cost: Davis Langdon
Construction Manager: Stanhope Plc
Contractor: Lendlease