Alternative names Abbey Mill House Completed 2009 Roof 49 m (161 ft) Height 49 m Cost 32 million GBP Construction started 2007 | Status Complete Antenna spire 86 m (282 ft) Lifts/elevators 5 Opened 2009 Architecture firm Sheppard Robson | |
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Address Abbey Square, Reading RG1, UK Floor count 15 (14 above ground, 1 below) Similar Reading Abbey, St James's Church - Reading, Maiwand Lion, Abbey Mill, Forbury Gardens | ||
The Blade is a skyscraper and the tallest building in Reading, Berkshire, England. Used for office space, it is 86 metres (282 ft) tall and is visible from many places in the town. The first tenant to occupy the building was Kaplan Financial, who moved to the building from Thames Tower.
Building
The 86-metre (282 ft) steel building has 14 floors above ground level; the floor-to-floor height is 3.77 metres (12.4 ft). The building's façade is a curtain wall system of aluminium and glass, and the building is strengthened with a pile foundation. The spire atop the building is a lattice frame covered with rainscreen panels.
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