South Bank Tower facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Southbank Tower |
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| Former names | King's Reach Tower, South Bank Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed use |
| Location | London, SE1 United Kingdom |
| Completed | 2015 (original tower constructed 1972) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 151 metres (495 ft) (original tower 111 metres (364 ft)) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 41 (original tower: 31) |
| Floor area | 191 apartments, 370,000 sq.ft Office, 72,000 sq.ft retail |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Developer | CIT |
| Main contractor | Mace |
Southbank Tower (formerly South Bank Tower King's Reach Tower until 2013) is a high-rise building in Stamford Street, Southwark, London. It was originally a thirty-storey structure 111 metres (364 ft) high and was completed in 1972, designed by the architect Richard Seifert and built by John Laing. In recent years, the tower has undergone extensive redevelopment and a height increase.
The tower is similar in design to Tower 42, which was designed by the same architect.
Previous tenants
The tower was the headquarters of IPC Media, one of the biggest publishing companies in Europe. In the late 1970s, the tower became part of the mythos surrounding the British comic 2000 AD, published by IPC, and the building was depicted as home to the 'Nerve Centre' of its alien editor, Tharg. IPC moved to the Blue Fin Building in nearby Bankside in 2007.
