SUSTAINABLE RE-USE OF EXISTING STRUCTURES
The Western portion of the building re-uses the existing basement
and pre tensioned concrete structural frame of two buildings that
have been on side since the 1970’s and 1980’s. The existing office
floor plate has been extended out to the new façade line and
extruded a further 40m towards the new Eastern entrance at the
corner of the site. The 15.8m wide office floors are punctured with
two full-height atria creating attractive, energy-efficient, day-lit
office space.
LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURAL EXTENSION AND ENVELOPE
The extended accommodation is wrapped in a new light-weight
structure comprising of a series of elegant full-height structural
frames defined by tapered fins, plinths and parapets. The columns
have been positioned outside of the floor plates to create flexible
column free space internally. The main entrance is housed within
an impressive 15m-high entry colonnade with a glazed reception
area, creating a strong visual link to the surrounding urban context
and optimising the building’s prominent corner location on the
Bath Road. A café activates the ground level of the foyer space and
provides a central social focal space for the group of office buildings
along the Bath Road. Central to the design is a language of details
and materials that, while maintaining robustness, civic scale and
impact, delivers a building which is clean, crisp and light.
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THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS HOUSED WITHIN AN
IMPRESSIVE 15M-HIGH ENTRY COLONNADE WITH
A GLAZED RECEPTION AREA, CREATING A STRONG
VISUAL LINK TO THE SURROUNDING URBAN CONTEXT