London, United Kingdom
PROJECT
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Sixteen Story 237,000 sq ft Unitised Façade office tower Construction completed in H1 2017. The White Collar Factory office tower is part of a larger campus including two existing and three new buildings surrounding a public open space, connected to the street via a series of public alleys and passages. |
Key
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The project is a multi-award winning: 2018 RICS Winner Commercial (London) category RIBA London Award 2018 and RIBA National Award 2018EG Creative Spaces Award BCO National Award 2018 for innovation MIPIM UK Visionary Building of the year award 2016 More Key Facts: The floor to ceilings offers about 500mm more room than other commercial building. The office space ventilation is naturally with opening windows behind grills. The concrete structure provides thermal mass and carries the servicing which are visible to the building user There is a running track on the roof |
SCOPE |
The facades comprise of natural anodised and polyester powder coated unitised curtain wall, with both solid insulated profiled metal panels and fixed high-performance vision glazing. The system also includes a large number of glazed opening windows, which put building occupants in charge of their environment – providing fresh air and visual connections. At ground level, there are bespoke steel framed entrances and fixed glazed facades, incorporating revolving doors, high-performance vision glazing and glass channel facades. |
Facing
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The plant screen was made up of SIOO treated western red cedar sourced from a sustainable source in the UK |
MANAGING
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A large portion of the façade has a featured bespoke anodised sheet. The development and procurement of this sheet was managed in the UK and assembled in the Shenyang Facility in Main Land China. They were delivered on time and to the right quality first time and on time |
SAVING
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The use of monorail installation for the façade installation reduce tower crane requirements and better installation rates |
Derwent London
AHMM Architects
Multiplex
ARUP Façade Consultant
UK, London, Old Street roundabout
Commercial Office
JCT Design and Building Sub-Contract Conditions 2011 Edition
Completed in February 2018