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THE SHARD
London, United Kingdom
A SKYLINE REDEFINED
Piercing the sky like a shard of glass, The Shard is putting new punctuation to an already famous cityscape. Standing at 310 metres, this landmark building is the tallest in Western Europe.
Description
Developed by Sellar Property in association with LBQ Ltd. and designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano, The Shard is a multi-use vertical town rising to the equivalent of 95 stories. It brings over 111,000 square metres and 72 habitable floors of premium office space, retail stores, luxury residences, a five-star hotel, restaurants and a public viewing gallery to central London.
Building facts
- Completed: 2012
- Height: 310 m
- Floors: 95 total, 72 occupiable
- Total floor area: 111,484 sqm
- Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
- Building owner: LBQ Ltd.
- Developer: Sellar Property Group
- Contractor: Mace
KONE solutions
- 15 KONE MiniSpace™ lifts
- 2 KONE MonoSpace® lifts
- 13 KONE DoubleDeck lifts
- 3 KONE hydraulic lifts
- 3 KONE TransitMaster™ 150 escalators
- 2 KONE EcoMaster™ 130 escalators
- 5 KONE JumpLift construction time lifts
The Shard