Moorhouse (building)

Moorhouse is a large office building in the City of London.

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It is located on the eastern edge of the financial district and is one of the largest buildings in the area, standing 84m tall and with 29,000 square metres of floorspace.

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Completed in 2004, it was the first building to be designed for the upcoming London Crossrail, with a shaft to the station underneath the building. It has the deepest foundations in London, which reach down 57 metres and are specifically designed to withstand further tunneling below it in the future.

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The building's architect is Sir Norman Foster.

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