Daniel House, Fleet Street

Our glass and façade team played a pivotal role in this £120 million transformation of Daniel House, the iconic landmark often referred to as “the Daily Telegraph building”.

The popular newspaper took ownership in 1927 and reinvented the structure as an Art Deco masterpiece famous for its distinctive multi-coloured clock and ornate Egyptian-style stonework. It was taken over by Goldman Sachs in the early 1980s, before finding new life as the centrepiece of the state-of-the-art Peterborough Court development and is to be leased by CBRE and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

Located on London’s Fleet Street, our team provided façade engineering support for this ambitious refurbishment project, which will offer 292,000 sq. ft. of modern, sustainably designed, Grade A workspace and ground floor retail.

Originally brought onto the project in August 2023 by long-time contractor partner Cannon Glass and Glazing, our involvement has spanned multiple design aspects, largely focused on glazing solutions across the building.

We have advised on a range of structural enhancements, the most notable of these was a new glazed pavilion built on the ninth-floor terrace, designed to be the statement feature for a new restaurant that will occupy the eighth and ninth floors of the building, offering a spectacular view of St Paul’s. A true feat of engineering, the pavilion required meticulous design and load-bearing calculations to ensure its structural integrity. One of the trickiest tasks was ensuring that the building steelwork movements would not adversely affect the glass panels within the curtain walling frame.

Other tasks included designing protective balustrades for the terrace area, facilitating the replacement of windows and façade screens, and addressing a host of other glazing requirements from the ground floor to the top of the building, ensuring safety without compromising the sleek, modern aesthetic of the structure.

The project also involved refurbishing conference rooms on the sixth floor and installing new windows and screens at various levels, blending modern design elements within the existing fabric. It’s all contributed to the holistic rejuvenation of the building, preparing it for its new role as both a one-of-a-kind dining experience and business hub.