project report – the charter building and thames tower
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‘Re-using the majority of the existing building, rather than
demolishing and starting again, is a carbon saving
in itself ’ Stuart McLarty, founding director, dn-a
Thames Tower Station View
“Instead of having to create all their meeting rooms and
break-out spaces within their own floorspace,” he continues, “tenants can share areas of collaborative working along the street. There will be food and coffee concessions, zones for quiet working and meeting points.” The central atrium is not only the jewel in the crown of this
shared space but is also a legacy of the building’s old design that has helped increase rental space. Sanghera explains: “The centre of the building featured an open, landscaped courtyard that was lifeless and underused. “The solution was to put an atrium roof over it. In addition,
we added a penthouse level floor. Together with the five-storey block at the southern entrance, these added an extra 50 per cent of rentable space.” Ensuring that space can be broken down into sub-divisible lots of varying sizes, was an important goal for the interior
design, broadening the appeal of the building to different types of tenants. Green features include coated glazing to help ensure
internal temperature control, suspended LED light fittings, an underfloor displacement ventilation system, rooftop photovoltaic panels plus sedum green roofs. Finally, as McLarty points out, re-using the majority of the
existing building, rather than demolishing and starting again, is a carbon saving in itself.
Cladding inspired by Guaranty icon
At Thames Tower, dn-a is not only redressing the building in red terracotta cladding, the designers are also adding four additional floors of rentable space. The concept is to create an iconic structure that is visible from both the redeveloped
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