Central Saint Giles

Central Saint Giles
Central Saint Giles
	South façade of Central Saint Giles
	Location of Central Saint Giles in Greater London
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Mixed-use development
Address	1–13 St Giles High Street
Town or city	Camden, London
Country	UK
Coordinates	51°30′58″N 0°07′40″W / 51.516014°N 0.127738°W
Current tenants	Burson-Marsteller, Google, Mindshare, NBC Universal, King.com
Completed	May 2010
Cost	£450 million
Client	Legal & General
Owner	Google (since 2022)
Technical details
Floor count	11 (office block); 15 (residential block)
Floor area	66,090 m²
Lifts/elevators	12 passenger, 4 fire fighting, 3 goods, 2 car
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Renzo Piano
Architecture firm	Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Structural engineer	Ove Arup & Partners
Website
	http://www.centralsaintgiles.com/

Central Saint Giles is a mixed-use development in central London. Built at a cost of £450 million and completed in May 2010, it was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano and is his first work in the UK.^[2] The development consists of two buildings of up to 15 storeys in height, arranged around a public courtyard lined with shops and restaurants. It is chiefly notable for its façades, covered with 134,000 glazed tiles in vivid shades: orange, red, lime green and a warm yellow.^[3] It has attracted a number of high-profile tenants including NBCUniversal, MindShare, and Google.

In January 2022, Google announced plans to purchase the entire building for $1 billion USD.^[4]

^ "Central Saint Giles – Specification". Central Saint Giles. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
^ Woodman, Ellis. "Central St Giles by Renzo Piano". Building Design. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference Ijeh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Partridge, Joanna (13 January 2022). "Google in $1bn deal to buy Central Saint Giles offices in London". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[1] "Central Saint Giles – Specification". Central Saint Giles. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

[Woodman-2] Woodman, Ellis. "Central St Giles by Renzo Piano". Building Design. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[Ijeh-3] Cite error: The named reference Ijeh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Partridge, Joanna (13 January 2022). "Google in $1bn deal to buy Central Saint Giles offices in London". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

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