A mix of uses residential offices and retail creates a building that is in use 24 hours a day.
The shard residential floor plans.
A vertical city where people could live work and relax.
It comprises world class offices award winning restaurants the 5 star shangri la hotel exclusive residences and the uk s highest viewing gallery the view from the shard offering 360 degree views.
Replacing the current fielden house a 1970s office building located on london bridge street the new 27 story residential tower plans to provide 150 apartments retail space and roof garden.
The core concrete floor 72 shard emerged in early 2011 standing at 245 meters.
The shard also known as the.
Large floor plates at the bottom for offices.
The offices were developed to create a vibrant business community and are now home to 32 companies across a variety of business sectors including energy retail.
The shard comprises 26 floors of high specification office space three floors of restaurants the 19 floor five star shangri la hotel 13 floors of residential apartments and london s highest public viewing gallery.
In mid november 2010 the third core had reached the 68th floor about 235 meters with floor beams reaching the 40th floor and facade covering a third of the building.