Could London Get A Double-Cheesegrater Tower? — londonist.com

The City of London’s idiosyncratic skyline could get another distinctive tower, according to an intriguing article in Architects’ Journal. The proposal, by Avery Associates, would see a 270 metre building — taller than anything currently existing in the Square Mile — on the site of the St Helen’s tower. The tower follows the sloping profile of the neighbouring Cheesegrater building*, leaning back so as not to block sightlines to St Paul’s. The opposite face would slope to the same gradient, creating a structure whose upper floors would look something like a Janus Cheesegrater.

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