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Originally Posted by Maldive
It's just decorative.
IIRC David Pontarini mentioned that some of the decorative whimsy at The Well was a quiet homage to modern London architecture generally, and possibly Norman Foster specifically (HSBC Hong Kong etc.).
The external stairs running up the office tower's north elevation are a much louder homage... but I just can't remember what building has a very similar feature lol.
Stairs on the north side of The Well:
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That is disappointing. I'm not all Adolf Loos - I don't mind some decoration on a building but I would prefer it be more like a carved tableau of Greek Gods or something more obviously decorative. Faux structural elements are very dishonest, and possibly a crime. I think the stairs most resemble the Lloyd's Building
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd%27s_building