Project 2000
16 Chart Street
The redevelopment of a 1930s masonry warehouse building in Hoxton, retained and extended into a low-carbon 4-storey commercial building, now the London home of Heyne Tillett Steel.
Location
London Borough of Hackney
Client
CSI Investments
Architect
Ian Chalk Architects
Status
Complete (2021)
GIA
1425m²
Feature
Key features
Lightweight CLT construction
The structure includes a lightweight CLT roof, side extensions and a central staircase.
Light filled spaces for collaboration
The top floor event space features a sawtooth Northlight formed from high strength BalBuche LVL beams.
Exposed internal structure and internal staircase
Connecting the internal working environment with exposed structure and materials throughout.
New external steel stair core and lift shaft
Providing full accessibility throughout.
Structural embodied carbon
140
kgCO2e/m2
86% of the existing building retained
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Existing
Awards
2023
RIBA Regional Award
London
Won
2022
Hackney Design Awards
Won
2022
NLA Award
Retrofit
Won
2022
AJ Retrofit Award
Workplace
Won
2022
AJ Retrofit Award
Retrofit of the Year
Won
2021
Commercial Project of the Year
Commercial Project of the Year
Shortlisted
Photography by Edmund Sumner & Robert Greshoff
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