The centre of Reading, in the heart of the beating central commuter square, Thames Tower announces itself, a vibrant, symmetrical, terracotta giant. Taking Louis Sullivan’s Guaranty Building in Buffalo, New York – one of the world’s first skyscrapers – as inspiration, the pioneering refurbishment has established a new forward-thinking identity for the community of Reading.
The transformation has been remarkable. From a weary, obsolete 1980s office block it has been reinvigorated into an innovative, vibrant, contemporary workplace, attracting progressive companies looking for uplifting and thought-provoking premises.
With a five-storey steel framed extension, an enlarged footprint on each floor and a striking re-cladding in terracotta, the red ochre hue of which takes cues from the surrounding Victorian brick buildings, the tower is certainly turning heads.
The office areas at Thames Tower have been designed to be occupier friendly, offering flexible tenant fit-out options, which enable tenants to change the layout of their space as their businesses evolve.
