Architects:Bennetts Associates

Area :48973 m²

Year :2021

Photographs :META, Hufton + Crow

Structural Engineer :Ramboll and Bam

M&E Consultant :Cundall

Quantity Surveyor :Gardiner & Theobald

Sustainability :Sturgis Carbon Profiling

Client : King's Cross Central Limited Partnership

Developer : Argent LLP

Interior Fit Out : Gehry Partners / Meta

Country : United Kingdom

11-21 Canal Reach, is the King’s Cross Estate’s largest office building with a capacity for 4,000 Meta employees. The arrival of Meta represents a major milestone and is the start of an expanding presence for the company at King’s Cross. With 425,000 sq ft of grade-A office space, 11-21 Canal Reach is one of the lowest embodied carbon buildings on the estate per sq ft.

Designed by architects Bennetts Associates, the two buildings feature 42,000 sq ft of landscaped roof gardens and terraces with uninterrupted views over central London, promoting employee wellbeing as well as local biodiversity. Other partners on the Canal Reach project included BAM Construct UK and Ramboll.