The City of London Corporation has approved construction of a new skyscraper, 63 St Mary's Axe, featuring 45 storeys and over 85,000 square metres of floor space. It will include Camomile Park, a publicly accessible park, and an auditorium. The project will reveal a section of the ancient London Wall. Existing buildings will be demolished to facilitate the construction. The design aims to improve the experience of the area for pedestrians and local residents, with features like elevated walkways and community engagement.
The new 63 St Mary's Axe will be erected short walk from the Gherkin (at 30 St Mary's Axe Street), with 45 storeys and more than 85,000 square metres of floor space. It'll include a publicly accessible park wrapping around the lower levels, named Camomile Park, and an auditorium, with space on the ground floor and lower floors open for commercial, cultural and leisure use.
AXA IM Alts, the property investment firm behind the skyscraper, said that it had engaged with more than 350 local community groups and other stakeholders to come up with the idea to create Camomile Park.
Tom Sleigh, the chairman of the City of London Corporation Planning and Transportation Committee, said that '63 St Mary's Axe, with its elevated walkways and cultural experience, will offer a new way to move through and enjoy the City'.
With concerns over how London's ever growing skyline will impact protected views of the Tower of London (and threaten its UNESCO World Heritage status), the corporation says that the new building has been 'designed to respect historic heritage'.
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