RSHP appointed to transform Lloyd’s Building into hotel or event space

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Chinese owner reportedly seeking contingency plan if insurance giant decides to leave grade I-listed building

Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has been appointed to draw up plans to transform the Lloyd’s Building in the City of London into a hotel or events space, it has been reported.

Building owner Ping An, an insurance firm based in Shenzhen, China, has instructed the practice to look at ways to repurpose office to ensure it remains commercially viable if Lloyd’s, its current occupier, leaves, according to property website React News.

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