Plans have been rejected for a futuristic office building in Chiswick.
The building, known as the ‘Octopus’ has been turned down due to it being too distracting to drivers, causing chaos on the roads. It was planned to sit on the Chiswick Roundabout, next to the M4 – a very busy junction. The proposed 170 ft building was designed by Ken Shuttleworth, the architect famous for designing the Gherkin. It was to be five storeys high and contain 25,000 sq ft of much needed office space in the area. (more…)