TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
breaks . At all times , the architectural focus is on creating positive quality working environments . Each office floor is served by a core of toilets and tea kitchens co-located with the lift bank .
Materials and Aesthetic The architectural expression is modern but timeless . The curtain-wall façade creates a seamless whole , even though the building can be divided internally into many offices , and even slides past the balcony spaces to create the impression of a hanging glass sheet .
The openable glazing combines vision panels allowing ample light and views , with spandrel panels to allow for plenty of bookshelves in each chamber . Integrated façade aerofoils modulate the north-western façade exposure . Blinds offer personalised glare control internally . The glass façade is married with a beat of staggered vertical stone elements in shades of travertine together with broader panels of darker granite , and planted screens grounding and dematerialising the mass of the building . Simple pared back concrete columns establish a rhythm around the base of the building .
To the rear façades a crisp self-coloured render in two warm shades of grey has been applied to an extremely precise brickwork façade with regular punch windows which seems to float like a mask over the ground floor and corner feature continuous glazing elements . These tactile materials in their natural state set the tone for the palette inside which combines the clean modern finishes of smooth concrete , stone , glass , elegantly-patterned porcelain , brass , and warm timbers .
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