. ▁The ▁block ▁is ▁irregular ly ▁sh aped ▁with ▁re cess es , ▁pro jections ▁and ▁roof ▁terra ces ▁intended ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁look ▁more ▁interesting ▁and ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁its ▁bulk . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁spec ulative ▁basis ▁on ▁the ▁assumption ▁that ▁the ▁office ▁space ▁would ▁be ▁taken ▁by ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁major ▁corpor ate ▁ten ants . ▁Leg al ▁& ▁General ' s ▁commission ▁ur ged ▁P iano ▁to ▁avoid ▁design ing ▁a ▁" plain ▁van illa ▁office ▁building " ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁development ▁to ▁be ▁" a ▁fant astic ▁place ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁work ". ▁As ▁an ▁in cent ive , ▁it ▁offered ▁to ▁pay ▁an ▁extra ▁ 1 0 % ▁above ▁the ▁normal ▁going ▁rate ▁for ▁London ▁office ▁develop ments . ▁P iano ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁commission ▁because , ▁as ▁he ▁put ▁it , ▁" the ▁client ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁involved ▁were ▁all ▁about ▁long ▁last ing ▁quality , ▁without ▁r ushing . ▁It ▁is ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁somebody ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁short ▁vision ▁– ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁it ▁never ▁works ." ▁ ▁At ▁ground ▁floor ▁level , ▁the ▁bases ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁are ▁open ▁with ▁concrete ▁columns ▁visible ▁behind ▁seven - met re - high ▁ce iling - to - floor ▁windows ▁of ▁low - ir on ▁glass , ▁which ▁offers ▁greater ▁trans par ency ▁than ▁normal ▁glass . ▁The ▁cour ty ard ▁pla za ▁is ▁ring ed ▁with ▁e ater ies ▁and ▁sh ops ,