A 10-storey new-build commercial building near Old Street station, championing low-carbon reinforced concrete construction and high-quality exposed finishes.
Location
London Borough of Islington
Client
Derwent London
Architect
Morris+Company
Status
Complete (2022)
Feature
Key features
Complex site above tunnels
Using cantilever pile caps, we set back the piles to minimise impact on nearby Northern line and Network Rail tunnels.
Slabs designed for thermal mass
Incorporating cast-in cooling and heating pipes.
Piled substructure
Increased basement depth through contiguous piled walls installed at ground level.
Architectural finishes
Exposed concrete design required careful detailing and specification of finishes for the walls, columns and flat slabs.
Structural embodied carbon
328
kgCO2e/m²
Awards
2024
BCO Regional Awards
Commercial Workplace
Shortlisted
2023
Concrete Society Award
Shortlisted
2023
AJ Architecture Award
Workplace Project (£20 million and over)
Shortlisted
2023
Building Magazine Awards
Project of the Year
Shortlisted
2023
Brick Development Association (BDA) Brick Awards
Shortlisted
Photography by Jack Hobhouse
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