 He was particularly critical of the way that the colourful upper-floor façades clashed with the use of lines of exposed columns at the ground level and called the site "a grim compromise between two fundamentally opposed ideas of how the capital might develop".On a more positive note, he praised the high quality of the office space and the spectacular views from the top floors and roof terrace.Central Saint Giles was nominated in November 2010 for the London Planning Awards under the Best New Place to Live category.