036 PROJECT 2 PROJECT INFO


Architect Bluebottle bluebottle.co.uk


Building Services Engineer Max Fordham maxfordham.co.uk


Client Atomico


portview.co.uk


Size 1,393 sq m


rainbowdesign.co.uk


Completed March 2021


KEY SUPPLIERS


Flooring Dinesen dinesen.com Kasthall kasthall.com Stark Carpets starkcarpet.com


Lighting Atrium


atrium.ltd.uk Flos


flos.com Modular


supermodular.com Tiles


Blueprint ceramics blueprintceramics.com Solus ceramics solusceramics.com


Furniture Holmris


holmrisb8.com Carl Hansen carlhansen.com Fredericia fredericia.com Arco arco.nl Thonet thonet.de


Top Atomico’s cafe reflects the new ofice’s wider ethical and sustainable design principles


Above Materials, finishes and furniture were chosen for circular economic value


Above right The ground floor space is fully open, yet features different zones with varying levels of privacy


commuting), embodied energy, operational energy and construction site impacts for Atomico’s 10-year lease. The project has achieved net-zero carbon in construction, in line with the UK’s Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon framework.


Working within the constraints of an existing building meant that some low-carbon technologies were unsuitable and had to be addressed. Bluebottle worked closely with a wide team of experts, including leading engineering and sustainability practice Max Fordham, which carried out extensive early-stage analysis. Frans Burrows, founder and director at Bluebottle, comments: ‘Our collaboration with Max Fordham sustainability consultants was crucial in making the most cost-effective, and impactful, energy reduction decisions for the


project [...] Our design has focused on how an ofice fit-out can best reduce the whole life energy use of the building and business.’ High impact materials, finishes and furniture were chosen for their circular economy value, such as solid wood floors, desking made of cabinetry that can be adapted and reused, and acoustic panels that can be reupholstered. Many lighting and furniture pieces were sourced from vintage suppliers.


‘A warm palette of timbers, fabrics and stone create a calm and inviting environment. The design intentionally avoids the bright blue lights and harsh corporate materials to induce an agreeable and homely atmosphere’, says Faulkner.


Bluebottle also completed the redesign of Atomico’s cafe which follows the same ethical


and sustainable principles as the workspaces. At every stage of the project Atomico and Bluebottle have worked collaboratively to challenge the normal conventions of the ofice in terms of sustainability, acoustics, inclusion, design, and quality.


‘For me the ground floor space is a true success, the only thing that divides the space is the central placement of the Atrium stairs,’ comments Faulkner. ‘Even though it’s fully open, there are several different zones. The banquette by the windows is always in use, the back of the banquette is just tall enough to give a sense of privacy [… and] I think we have been successful in retaining the beauty and character of the building and enhancing it. The old and new sit effortlessly side by side’.


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