New Street Square

New Street Square is a landmark development in the City of London, creating a vibrant new destination between High Holborn and Fleet Street. Conceived as a contemporary counterpart to Broadgate and Paternoster Square, the scheme transforms a previously enclosed site into a network of buildings and public spaces that bring new life to the ‘midtown’ area of the City.

At its heart lies a generous new square, animated by cafés, shops and a programme of public art and performance. A fine-grained pattern of pedestrian routes connects this space with the surrounding lanes and courts of the Fleet Street Conservation Area, restoring permeability and urban character to the site.

The recently completed retrofit of 5 New Street Square upgrades the building to meet net zero carbon targets.

The overlaying of a regular pattern of spaces or routes with an irregular site boundary generates four plots around the square for major buildings of differing sizes and plan forms, with the intention of ensuring a degree of economic flexibility combined with the essential ingredients for a townscape with variety and drama.