Architect and Builder November/December 2018 | Page 35

THIRD FLOOR
THE BUILDING BEFORE REDEVELOPMENT
FIRST FLOOR
entire façade and pitched roofing, closing in
all but one of the indentations in the façade,
cladding with a curtain wall concept and
introducing a new roof concealed behind the
new façade. All existing concrete structural
elements remained, the addition of new
Bondek slab in-fills allowed for the expansion
of the building’s footprint. New steel framing
structures allowed for the fixing of the
curtain wall system as well as the aluminium
cladding. The decision to enclose the existing
indentations in the façade had the added
benefit of increasing the lettable office area
within the building, thus creating more usable
office plates. The total GLA was increased to
13,400m 2 which includes the existing retail
tenants that remained, and the new corporate
tenant area.
The modulated curtain wall system
includes areas of double glazing and single
glazing. The double glazing portions of glass
are featured on the prominent façades of the
building, on which a random arrangement of
vertical, aluminium fins have been applied to
achieve a texture to the elevations defined
with aluminium clad surrounds. The balance
of the façades have a single glazing curtain
wall system to create a smooth and sleek look.
Furthermore, the façade is articulated with full
height aluminium panels as well as plastered
and painted brickwork.
The subtle application of the black colour
has been achieved by way of using a lighter
shade of the double glazing to the main
elevations and black single glazing to the
secondary elevations giving the illusion of
shadow. This is complimented by a satin sheen
to the aluminium cladding and a textured black
Baker Street
GROUND FLOOR
BASEMENT 1C
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