A 10-storey building by dRMM has been given the green light by City of London planners

drmm Fenchurch Street

The scheme at 51-54 Fenchurch Street features an all-glass curtain wall system which is broken up by solid, Portland Stone-coloured panels.

Sadie Morgan, director, said: 鈥淭he fa莽ade treatment will be a world first. It combines an abstraction of Portland Stone with an all-glass fa莽ade, the effect of which will mean the building鈥檚 shifted form blends with its surroundings.鈥

It is the practice鈥檚 first major office block in the Square Mile and will increase the existing building鈥檚 floorspace by 2,000sq m to nearly 6,500sq m.

The building is being developed by Aviva Life & Pensions UK and will be let either as a headquarters building or on a floor-by-floor basis.

This story first appeared on 黑洞社区 Design

drmm Fenchurch Street

The building with Vinoly鈥檚 Walkie Talkie in the background