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PLP’s co-living hub opens in west London
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Floor-to-ceiling glazing installation for new Leeds Urban Village scheme
A floor-to-ceiling glazing installation has been created to offer “the ideal balance between form and function” at a new multi-use development in west Yorkshire. Located to the north-west of Leeds,
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The Collective Old Oak, believed to be one of the world’s largest co-living spaces, forms a new hub for urban professionals in west London. The design by PLP architects creates
a new “hybrid typology,” said the firm, “redefining the architecture of living and working to suit the unique community of people”. The building takes the form of two slim volumes sitting on a large podium and sliding across one another, on a central core. This central hub increases opportuni- ties for interaction between residents, and makes circulation between floors as simple as possible. The building’s upper stories are lifted up above a public plaza facing onto the canal by a dramatic branching column in ‘fire engine’ red. A series of amenity spaces for all the
building’s residents fills the central hub. A games room, spa, secret garden, cinema, library and disco launderette, many of which are directly connected to adjacent communal kitchens, which offer facilities above the kitchens in individual units. A key element of the design is the windows at the ends of each connecting hall, which provide views out over the surroundings. The building is clad in glass, which reflects the lighting conditions at any given time of day. The grey cladding also supports the modern appearance. The ‘luminescent’ structure ‘shines’ on the skyline as a ‘beacon’ of the area’s regeneration, and as a thesis for the future of collective living.
Number One Kirkstall Forge is part of the 57-acre, £400m Kirkstall Forge ‘urban village’ scheme which on completion will offer Grade A office buildings, contempo- rary housing, green spaces, cafes, bars and restaurants in a beautiful riverside location. One Kirkstall Forge, the first commercial development on the site, is an office building offering over 110,000 ft2
enhanced glass, to limit noise transfer and allow residents to enjoy the tranquillity of Kirkstall Forge’s woodland location. To give Number One Kirkstall Forge the
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highly flexible workspace over seven floors, with floor-to-ceiling glazing at 2.8 metre height and a glazed entrance atrium. The glazing installation was required
to be compliant with the highest environmental sustainability standards, as the client aims to achieve a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating. Additionally, Number One Kirkstall Forge’s proximity to the development’s own railway station gave rise to the need for acoustically-
ideal balance between aesthetics and functionality, a combination of aluminium systems integrating with high performance insulating glass units, spandrels and sandwich panels were specified. The ‘stick’ curtain walling was fabricated using Wicona’s Wictec 50 systems, which provide a slim 50 mm face width and ensure thermal insulation through the incorporation of a PVCu thermal break. For the glazing specification, it was vital
to choose products which would help the building adhere to the high efficiency standards it was aiming to achieve, with low levels of heat transmission and solar gain. Work on the scheme began in July 2016
and the building was completed in November 2017, with the first occupants moving into the development in December last year.
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