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PROJECT REPORT: COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
SQUARING THE CIRCLE
The building was designed with two equal, straight sides, facing north and west, and a single curved facade
Facades
Like many successful ideas, the evolution of the cladding form (the distinctive ‘YY’ ogees) was relatively simple. The architects started with vertical elements that work with the existing structural grid of 6 and 9 metres. They then interspersed a fi ner set of verticals on the offi ce fl oors, offsetting this at the very top, and defi ning a clear hierarchy for the building of base, middle and top.
Finally the designers added the ‘twist’ – diagonal members joining the broader grid of the base to the fi ner offi ce grid, and more diagonal members at high level joining the offset vertical elements of middle and top. In this way the architect created the distinctive ogees, which are larger at the base than at the top of the building. At the base of the building are retail
units, which will be accessible through the reception area. The rest of the space is occupied by offi ces, which can be let as whole or partial fl oors. Revolut, a digital
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bank founded in 2015, has taken the top four fl oors.
The existing fl oors have a 4 metre fl oor to ceiling height. The base fi t-out includes raised access fl oors and suspended ceilings, with a tartan grid. Services are supplied through the ceilings. The new fl oors, where there is more fl exibility, have exposed ceilings. The tallest fl oor-to-ceiling height is 5 metres.
Even with its additions, the building is by no means one of the tallest in the Canary Wharf development but its position, overlooking water, means that it can never be boxed in and therefore will remain dominant and not overlooked.
Environment
In addition to the savings in embodied carbon, and the savings that result from the improved performance of the curtain walling, there is a strong environmental strategy running throughout the building. It is all-electric, with rooftop photovoltaic
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