Currently the tallest Metframe light gauge steel framed building has been constructed in London. Minimising weight whilst maximising usable floorspace and build speed were the principal reasons why Metsec was chosen for the superstructure of the eight storey, two wing student accommodation block at Crispin Street near Liverpool Street Station.

The project was to convert an existing building dating back to 1860, with retained facades, into a seven storey accommodation block with ramped links to a new eight storey wing to create 368 student bedrooms for Shaftesbury Student Housing, part of the Shaftesbury Housing Group. Students from the London School of Economics live in the building.

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