The Bower Building (Multiple Floors)
CLIENT
LOCATION
PROJECT TYPE
AREA
COMPLETION DATE
Helical
EC1
CAT A+
60,000 sqft
October 2023
Repositioning a Landmark Office Campus in EC1
The Bower Building is a standout office destination in London’s Old Street district, and Helical appointed Whitepaper to lead the design-led repositioning of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 14th floors - totalling approximately 60,000 sq ft - aimed at achieving best-in-class workspace and maximising rental performance.
Helical’s strategic asset management and design investment reflect a commitment to delivering high-quality, future-ready space capable of attracting top tier occupiers in a supply-constrained market.
Nestled adjacent to the iconic Old Street Roundabout in EC1, The Bower is part of one of London’s most dynamic employment clusters, blending the City’s commercial gravity with Shoreditch’s creative energy. The targeted floor refurbishments respond to evolving occupier expectations by elevating spatial quality, circulation, and materiality while aligning with the building’s broader position as a market-leading workspace. Attention to daylight, flexible layouts and thoughtful finish selections creates environments that support both collaboration and focused work, enhancing tenant experience and long-term appeal.
The repositioned floors deliver a cohesive, contemporary specification that speaks to modern occupier priorities—flexibility, wellbeing, sustainability and efficiency—while complementing the campus’s established placemaking credentials. Throughout Helical’s portfolio, The Bower stands as a benchmark for intelligent refurbishment, having previously demonstrated sustainable design outcomes and strong leasing momentum across wider parts of the estate.
This concentrated upgrade programme positions The Bower’s available space to capture premium rents and minimise void periods, reinforcing Helical’s broader strategy of unlocking latent value in core London assets and driving superior returns for investors and landlords alike.