99 a Platinum WiredScore , the highest certification for preenabled connectivity .
Gateway Central is an eleven-storey building comprising 280,000 square feet of total floor area , including two outdoor terraces at Levels 4 and 8 . L ’ Oréal UK and Ireland have taken the five upper floors of the building for their new UK Headquarters and are currently fitting out the new space . The design of Gateway Central with its solar-control glass with shading from external fins and shelves - enables the building to use less than half the energy a comparable building requires to cool . The building is targeting BREEAM Outstanding and an energy efficiency EPC ‘ A ’.
The building will provide a unique opportunity post-COVID for L ’ Oréal to build a workplace for tomorrow , designed around modern working methods that encompass L ’ Oréal ’ s ethos of creativity and innovation . The new HQ will also feature a training academy , a flagship training hub which plans to upskill 10,000 hair professionals from across the country each year .
Gateway West is a four-storey building comprising 25,000 square feet which offers the rare opportunity to accommodate a stand-alone headquarters while also being flexible for a multi-tenanted occupation . It is a distinctive , angular brick and ceramic building , accessed via a new , landscaped public garden . A collaborative approach to sustainability has resulted in a low level of embodied carbon in the building . It has also achieved 2025-2030 energy performance targets and the site now supports twice the previous levels of biodiversity , prior to its redevelopment . The building is targeting BREEAM Outstanding and an energy efficiency EPC rating of ‘ A ’. www . constructionviewonline . co . uk