Redeveloping Exchange Square

In January 2022 British Land, the owner of Broadgate, opened its new 1.5-acre Exchange Square after the redevelopment. Once completed, the park quadrupled the amount of green space at Broadgate, located in the City of London.

The redevelopment project aimed to boost the emotional and physical wellbeing of those who work at Broadgate and the local community by creating a vibrant multi-functional area that benefits both people and nature. It was fully consistent with British Land’s commitment to sustainability and biodiversity.

Greengage acted as the sustainability coordinators throughout the design and construction of the Exchange Square redevelopment works at Broadgate.

Exchange Square redevelopment sustainability highlights: 

• 61% reduction in embodied carbon was achieved as a result of changing from granite to limestone paving
• Decorative stone from the water feature was sent to the British Library
• Demolition waste was used on site as concrete within tree pits
• 600% biodiversity net gain
• 26% of the area is green space, a significant increase compared to the previous public realm design

The renewed Exchange Square includes 420 square metres of lawned areas, an exciting mix of planting and trees within its gardens, an amphitheatre with plenty of seating, and new retail and event space. If you haven’t visited Exchange Square yet, consider spending half an hour there during lunch or after work to enjoy green space in the heart of the City of London.

About the partnership

Greengage created a framework for the delivery of biodiversity and wider ecosystem service gains within both future development projects and existing estate management actions on British Land’s London office and nationwide retail assets.

About Greengage

Greengage offers innovative and collaborative strategies to enable the delivery of resilient places, providing bespoke transparent advice to drive better decision making in the built environment.