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The Blue Fin building on Bankside was designed by Allies and Morrison - the award-winning architectural practice also responsible for the Royal Festival Hall New Building and the BBC Media Village. The development is part of Bankside 123, a project by Land Securities to redevelop this part of Southwark into three new buildings. Blue Fin - or Bankside 1 - gets its name from the 2,000 blue aluminium fins that cover the building's façade and shade the interior. Home to IPC Media and assorted offices, there's a shopping arcade and health club on the ground floor. Occupying the space between Southwark Street and Tate Modern, the site was once occupied by St Christopher House and Tabard House.
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London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
Whitehall Place, SW1A | 20 minutes from Blue Fin Building
With 294 bedrooms, multi-level penthouse suites and terraces offering spectacular views of the River Thames, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall - the £300 million restoration of the ... More
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
252 High Holborn, WC1V | 21 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Located in High Holborn, Rosewood London is the most luxurious hotel in the area and is nearby to the capital's main business district and a number ... More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel
15 Montague Street, WC1B | 28 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Overlooking the gardens of Montague Garden Square, this sedate hotel has a peaceful feel even though the British Museum is right next door and Covent Garden's ... More

London > Shopping > Shopping Centres
Threadneedle Street, City, London EC3V | 14 minutes from Blue Fin Building
The Royal Exchange, a high-end shopping arcade in the City that originally launched in 1568 before reopening in 2001, runs between Threadneedle and Cornhill streets. ... More

London > Shopping > Shopping Centres
29-41 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 24 minutes from Blue Fin Building
This is a trend-setter’s heaven. Some say it’s a bit pretentious but there’s certainly no better place to pick up the latest streetwear collections. The inside ... More

London > Shopping > Shopping Centres
Carnaby Street, Soho, London W1B | 34 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Tucked away between Carnaby Street and Regent Street, Kingly Court has three floors of one-off 'concept' shops, cafes and restaurants set around an open courtyard. ... More

London > Shopping > Wine Merchants
3 Archie Street, SE1 | 5 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Specialists in fine German wine, this shop has moved to larger premises and taken its customers with it - they have a deserved reputation for excellence ... More

London > Shopping > Delicatessens
Flat Iron Square, 68 Union Street, SE1 | 5 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Founded by chef and baker Matthew Dryden in early 2016, Burnt Lemon Bakery is serious about sourdough breads, made exclusively with organic flours milled in the ... More

London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
10 Stoney Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 7 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Konditor & Cook specialise in the creation of amazingly tasty cakes which are also sold on to some of the finest restaurants in the city. This ... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 4 minutes from Blue Fin Building
This replica of the Shakespeare's 16th century theatre, reconstructed just 200 yards from its original site, is the brainchild of American actor and director Sam Wanamaker. ... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
New Globe Walk, Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 4 minutes from Blue Fin Building
For the first time since it opened in 1997, Shakespeare's Globe has the facilities to present plays throughout the year at The Sam Wanamaker Theatre, a ... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
229 Union Street, SE1 | 4 minutes from Blue Fin Building
The Union Theatre was set up by actor/producer Sacha Regan in 1998 in an old paper warehouse and with the help of a Prince's Youth Business ... More
Sights and Attractions near Blue Fin Building

London > Attractions > Art Galleries
89 Southwark Street, Fitzrovia, London SE1 | 1 minute from Blue Fin Building
Founded in 1948 to promote and champion British craft, Contemporary Applied Arts operates a modern gallery space at 89 Southwark Street as a showcase of the ... More

London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Located along the banks of the River Thames in the former Bankside Power Station, originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1947, the architect of ... More

London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Tate Modern, Bankside Power Station, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes from Blue Fin Building
A dramatic new development at Tate Modern, we got our first glimpse inside The Tanks in summer 2012 - revealed as part of ... More
Restaurants near Blue Fin Building

London > Restaurants > Mexican restaurants
106 Southwark Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 1 minute from Blue Fin Building
Tacos and burritos are the order of the day at this cheap, fresh Mexican. In fact it's so fresh and healthy it's more of a California-Mexican ... More

London > Restaurants > Japanese restaurants
4 Canvey Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 1 minute from Blue Fin Building
Sushi boxes and fresh Japanese food is prepared by on-site chefs using ethically-sourced produce at this Bankside cafe. Yellowfin tuna is line caught and Scottish salmon ... More

London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
2 Canvey Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 1 minute from Blue Fin Building
Pret sells up market fast food, hand made from natural ingredients, to take away or eat on site, in its trademark no nonsense chrome interiors. The ... More

London > Education > Cookery Courses
1 Cathedral Street, Borough Market, SE1 | 8 minutes from Blue Fin Building
In a historic building next to Borough Market, husband and wife team Jon and Nicole Warren have set up the second branch of Mimo, their cookery ... More

London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 15 minutes from Blue Fin Building
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ... More

London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 16 minutes from Blue Fin Building
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College of ... More
Leisure near Blue Fin Building

London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
Sea Containers London, 20 Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Six private treatment rooms, including a couples' suite and a private thermal suite, make up agua Spa within Sea Containers London. Bringing a new concept ... More

London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
27 Union Street, SE1 | 7 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Marlborough Sports Garden is an outdoor sports venue located very close to London Bridge in central London. Facilities include an all-weather ... More

London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Upper Ground, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Located between Oxo Tower Wharf and Gabriel's Wharf, Bernie Spain Gardens is a pleasant green space to stop off on a riverside walk along the South ... More

London > Restaurants > Gastropub
160 Union Street, SE1 | 3 minutes from Blue Fin Building
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
1 Blackfriars Bridge, South Bank, London SE1 | 5 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Functional, multi-purpose pub whose saving grace is its excellent Southbank location and views of the river. Doggett's Coat and Badge could hardly be described as a ... More
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London > Nightlife > Bars
Hilton London Bankside, 2-8 Great Suffolk Street, SE1 | 2 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Cocktails incorporating homemade aromatics hark back to the heritage of the site of The Distillery , the ... More

London > Nightlife > Bars
47-51 Union Street, SE1 | 4 minutes from Blue Fin Building
A local urban living room found beneath Union Street Cafe in Borough, Union Street Bar is Gordon Ramsay's first destination bar. Open until 2am on Thursday, ... More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes from Blue Fin Building
Located along the banks of the River Thames in the former Bankside Power Station, originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1947, the architect of ... More


London > Business > Venue Hire
The Mermaid, Puddledock, City, London EC4V | 7 minutes from Blue Fin Building
The self-proclaimed best kept events secret in the City, the newly refurbished Mermaid events and conference centre in Blackfriars boasts a 600-seat theatre-style auditorium and numerous ... More
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