The Scalpel

The Scalpel
The Scalpel
	The Scalpel in August 2018, with the Willis Building to the right, St Andrew Undershaft to the left, and the Gherkin reflected in the windows
General information
Status	Completed
Location	52 Lime Street, London, EC3; United Kingdom
Construction started	2015
Completed	2018
Cost	£500m
Height
Roof	190 m (623 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	38 (+ 2 basement floors)
Floor area	Offices: 37,564 square metres (404,300 sq ft); Restaurant: 883 square metres (9,500 sq ft); Retail: 98 square metres (1,100 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	11 TWiN lifts, 2 goods lifts, 2 cycle lifts, 1 firefighting lift and 4 escalators.
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Kohn Pedersen Fox
Developer	WRBC Development UK Limited
Structural engineer	Arup
Main contractor	Skanska

The Scalpel is a commercial skyscraper in London, United Kingdom.^[5] It is located at 52 Lime Street, on its corner with Leadenhall Street, in the City of London financial area. It is opposite the Lloyd's building and adjacent to the Willis Building. Completed in 2018, it is 190 m (620 ft) tall, with 38 storeys, and was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.^[6]

The "Scalpel" name was originally a nickname but was subsequently designated as its official name, after it was coined by the Financial Times^[7] due to the building's distinctive angular design. This follows a trend of nicknaming new buildings based upon their shape; for example, the nearby Leadenhall Building is also known as "The Cheesegrater".^[8] The building has also been noted for its similarity to a "play" media button due to how it looks from south of the River Thames.^[9]

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[7] Financial Times, September 4th 2012

[8] The Sunday Times, business section, 7 October 2012

[9] The Londonist, 21 August 2018

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