BAM Completes Work On New Office In Whitechapel

Construction comapny BAM has completed work on a prime new office in Whitechapel, London for Frasers Property.

The Rowe is a high-quality, sustainable office space in Aldgate and uses public art inspired by the local area.

BAM-built The Rowe, in bustling Whitechapel, London, has launched, providing 162,000 sq ft of office space. The building is a landmark site for integrated real estate developer, manager and investor, Frasers Property UK, as the company’s first urban office development.

The scheme, which is less than a mile from Bank, Monument and Liverpool Street, also provides over 17,000 sq. ft. of outdoor terraces. A redevelopment of the old London Metropolitan University’s (LMU) School of Art, Architecture, and Design, The Rowe has added six floors to the existing building, with the extension reflecting the design of the original building while marrying it with a modern eye-catching glass, steel, and concrete extension.


Designed by RIBA Stirling Prize-winning architectural practice, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM), The Rowe's former educational interior has been transformed into a modern open-plan workspace. Climate conscious principles underpin every aspect of the scheme from plan to build. The Rowe will run on 100% renewable electricity and will provide a 26% carbon emission reduction compared to a standard office building.

Inspired by the original brutalist design, the 1960s concrete façade has been retained – reducing the carbon emissions for the construction process and uniting the old and the new. Furthermore, the project will achieve a WELL 'Platinum' certification, BREEAM 'Excellent' rating, and SmartScore 'Platinum', as well as a WiredScore 'Platinum' for its exceptional connectivity. This is significant and differentiating for the UK market, where there is a shortage of energy-efficient prime office space.