Skanska signs £105m Millbank office deal

Skanska takes on construction and mechanical and electrical engineering services for the redevelopment of 7 Millbank in London.

Skanska will lead the construction of a new nine-story office building with two basement levels. The client architect for the project is Make. Gardiner & Theobald is project manager.

The design and construction of approximately 12,100 square feet of flexible workspace will include the reconstruction of the original historic facade, which was deconstructed and stored before being rebuilt into the new structure to maintain and enhance the building’s historic character.

In other words, it should look almost the same on the outside, but be totally different and modern on the inside.

Portland stone facade reconstruction will repair structural damage caused by embedded steel corrosion. Make’s design includes a new atrium and a feature staircase encourages movement. Levels 6 and 7 will provide outdoor space for occupants, while level 8 will have a new roof garden.

The existing building was originally built as the headquarters for British American Tobacco between 1913 and 1915 and is currently used as part of the Parliamentary Estate.

Specialist contractor McGee is already undertaking preliminary work and has broken up the old basement and completed piling work. Skanska’s main construction starts this month (July 2024) and is expected to be completed in January 2027.

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