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BERMONDSEY STREET
The building was extended by two storeys to the rear
Timber acts as a carbon sink and across its product lifecycle has the lowest energy consumption of any building material
Hampson Williams Architects told ADF: “Our aim was to maximise the size of the building on the existing site while at the same time creating something that is both urban and beautifully crafted and designed. I like the honesty of CLT, which worked at Bermondsey Street where the material is exposed internally.”
Fusing old and new
CLT is fast establishing itself as a quicker and more sustainable alternative to concrete or steel structural frames. The prefabricated panels are formed using two-way spanning sections of timber that are glued together to create a light, stable and very strong structure suitable for building walls, roofs and floors across a wide range of building types. CLT panels are available in a variety of sizes and because they are made from readily available softwoods, they are low- waste and carbon negative in terms of embodied energy. Timber acts as a ‘carbon sink’ and across its product lifecycle has the lowest energy consumption of any building material.
142 Bermondsey Street is located at the end of Lamb Walk and creates a
contemporary bookend to the historic Bermondsey Street which, in recent years, has become a trendy and popular part of the Borough.
The client is a well known and loved community figure, who has lived in the area all her life, and at this specific property for over 20 years where she also ran an antiques business. She commissioned the project to maximise the potential of the site, by fusing the old with the new, and wrapping the facade around the street corner to exploit open views and south facing sunlight. The building’s form was developed through a scale study analysis of the street frontage balanced with the need to retain daylight/sunlight to a ground floor residential unit at 140 Bermondsey Street. Externally, the building is a simple white box with an industrial appearance, developed to meet planning requirements for the local Bermondsey Street Conservation Area. The new walls of CLT are covered in a layer of insulation and a surface layer of white render. Internally, the timber is left exposed to reflect the original building’s industrial/ workplace aesthetic, which is also
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