One Kemble Street

Like nearby Centre Point, it was built for the developer Harry Hyams as part of the 1960s commercial property boom and kept empty for several years after completion.

The building was designed by George Marsh,[1] a partner in Richard Seifert's architectural firm, for Oldham Estates, the vehicle for the developer Harry Hyams, and built between 1964 and 1968[2] by Robert McAlpine and Sons.

[1] The 16-storey tower was built using a façade of precast cruciform blocks of white concrete joined by dowels and dry grout.

The base of the tower incorporates Y-shaped columns of capstone concrete[5] as also used at Centre Point.

It was laid out with a large central office space and services and circulation at each end of the building.