| Asticus Building | |
| Address: | 21 Palmer Street |
| Location City: | Westminster |
| Location Country: | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates: | 51.4988°N -0.1351°W |
| Current Tenants: | The Work Foundation |
| Opened Date: | 2006 |
| Destruction Date: | --> |
| Cost: | £80m |
| Owner: | Axa Investment Managers |
| Architecture Firm: | Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands |
| Unit Count: | --> |
The Asticus Building is an architecturally notable building at 21 Palmer Street in the City of Westminster, London.[1]
The building was designed by architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands with a cylindrical shape on a concrete frame in order to maximise light due to the proximity of nearby buildings.[2] The nearby buildings, rising to up to seven storeys, made the site so difficult that it had remained undeveloped for 25 years despite its prime location. A "blister" structure at the rear in a sheltered corner was used to house core services in order to maximise usable space and avoid an awkward floor layout.[3] The building was completed in 2006.
Tenants include The Work Foundation.[4] Outside the entrance is Tim Morgan's steel and glass sculpture Cypher (2004), one of three of that work.[5]
In 2016 it was purchased by Axa Investment Managers for £80m.[6]