New Bracken House

New Bracken House is a mix of new contemporary architecture alongside the old Financial Times Printworks, to which they are returning after a 30-year hiatus.

This historic landmark building, in clear view of St Pauls Cathedral, was the first to be listed after the blitz of the Second World War due to its many ornate features including an exterior sundial fashioned around a model of Winston Churchill’s face.

After leaving the building in the late 80’s the Financial Times are returning to known ground after a much-needed facelift for the longstanding building.

Our work began with a long lead in, back in 2017, with the removal of the existing Friday Street canopy, to allow for surrounding entrance & interior reception works. We then returned to replace the canopy in late 2018.

In the meantime, we had numerous internal works to complete, beginning with the reception works in February 2018. This bespoke bronze framed glass screens and timber louvres, surrounding the ground floor reception.

 The bronze frames were designed to match existing bronze elements within the building and maintain the architectural design from 30 years earlier.

Behind the reception we installed barrier balustrading leading to the atrium lift lobby. Our glazed lift shaft enclosure spanned two floors combining ultra-clear low iron glazing with existing spider bracket fittings. This was installed in between the lift shaft and surrounding stairwell.