Commercial
Workplace
Workplace The working environment is adapting, the way in which we work is determined by the space we work in. Flexible, Adaptable, Harmonious. The modern office has to be able to respond to the modern age. This may be to suit demands for collaboration, re-structuring or the evolution of a business. Property developers in this market can optimise their site, by allowing flexible design to anticipate the future. Our design always takes into account the resources and potential of a site, often with a structure that incorporates potential for extension and modification.
China Shipping House A headquarters building for one of the world’s largest shipping companies. The site is close to the main dock in Felixstowe and the design incorporates maritime elements, responding to its location and the client’s history. Timber masts hold the solar shading, and the copper cladding patinates to a green blue colour that matches the companies brand seen on their containers around the world. The masts make reference to the maritime history of the area, as well as providing structure for necessary shading, due to directional light and the reflected light from the seascape view. T he layout consists of a flexible network of rooms, surrounding a core set of purposed spaces. This modular layout anticipates expansion and change in years to come, and the building is able to adapt to the changing needs of the company.
Square Feet: 60,000 Client: China Shipping/Johnson Stevens Agency Location: Felixstowe
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1.Front Facade 2.Rear View 3.Copper Cladding Detail
CSH - Interior The interior of the building references the colours of the exterior in more muted, calming tones, and the solar shading give the internal spaces an interplay of light and shade. The use of natural light is essential in creating a pleasing work environment. And the subtle change of light with the passing of the day allows for natural work rhythms. At night, the solar shading serves to create apetures for the internal light to shine out, creating a striking appearance for evening events, with a dramatic three storey atrium for gatherings and functions. As well as this, the materials for both interior and exterior cladding are tactile, pleasing to the touch as well the eye, which gives the space an accessible feel to both employees and visitors.
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1. Office Space 2. Atrium 3. Office Space
Danfoss Headquarters The Danish electronics company’s UK headquarters. The building was the nexus between several different divisions of the company. R+D, Sales and Marketing, Administration and Warehousing. We designed a new facility that incorporated the existing offices, which were required to operate throughout the construction process. Working with Ake Larsen the project was delivered on time and to budget, to the approval of all departments. We provided joint departmental spaces, and in order for the form to compliment the function in this design, we paid close attention to its specification as a fusion between industrial manufacture and contemporary workspace. To this effect we designed the atrium as a striking, geometric glass façade, the softer contours of the social workspace visible through it. We used coated aluminium panels, with a matte surface, to compliment the comapnies industrial design process, taking seperate components and unifying them into a functional system. Square Feet: 60,000 -offices/ 30,000 Warehouse Client: Danfoss Location: Perivale
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1. Main Entrance.
Danfoss HQ
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1.Main Entrance 2.View through window 3.Exterior Panelling
Myddleton House Currently in the construction phase, and due to be completed in May 2015 we have been engaged in a project to refurbish and extend an existing office building. Our proposals increase the current building area by 500sqm with the addition of a new fifth storey. Above this the rooftop terrace will command extensive views across the London skyline. A rear extension has also been designed to accommodate additional locker and shower provisions for cyclists. Such facilities are more necessary than ever, with urban business communities becoming more conscious of their health and their environment. To consolidate the appearance, the existing brick will be ‘tinted’ to create a more contemporary feel. This technique is a low cost solution to a common problem of reconciling old buildwork with modern extensions and adaptations. Our design sees the rear garden and street entrance substantially upgraded with high quality materials and lighting, creating a striking presence on the Pentonville Road. Square Feet: 33,800 Client: Monteagle Barlow Trust. Location: Pentonville Road, Kings Cross.
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1.Pentonville Road Entrance 2.Roof Terrace
Myddleton House- Interior The building has been designed for a developer, and asuch the interior has been left open and flexible, to accomodate the needs of a variety of businesses. The abundant natural light, and the placement of access points, allows partitions and seperations to be insalled in a multitude of different configurations, depending on the workflow and structure of the tenant business. The roof terrace has been proposed as a social hub for the building, and with its commanding view of the London Skyline, offers the perfect venue for evening events or functions during the summer.
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1.Reception 2. Office Space
Regent House This mixed-use development in Edgware Road consists of the redevelopment and extension of an existing five-storey building, that occupies a whole block on the eastern side of this important route. The existing A1 and A3 uses are maintained on the ground floor. The new scheme provides 38,000 sq ft of offices above ground and an additional three floors have been added providing 22 residential units. The entire building is overclad to produce a more contemporary image whilst the additional floors give a more appropriate scale and mass for the building on this prominent site. The scale of detail and materials have been carefully selected to sit comfortably with neighbouring developments, and strengthen the rhythm of this important London thoroughfare. Square Feet: 120,000 Client: London and Leeds/ Portman Estate Location: Edgware Road/ George Street, London.
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1. Edegware Road View 2. North View 3. South View
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Regent House The materials and exterior cladding are a subtle variant on the styles of the time, using metal, in this case decorative bronze spandrels,to give substantialliy and material weight to a light facade. The subtle pattering of the metal echoes organic forms, and the process of flow in both information and people that occurs in every major London Street.
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1. Material Samples 2. Edgeware Road View 3. Bronze Detail
Paragon- Bristol A modern interpretation of the powerful aesthetics in early 20th century american design, drawing on the architectural history of industrial cities like Boston. The Paragon building explores the material heritage between the traditional red brick of the bristol industrial sector, and modern glazing in which the rotundas are clad. Colwyn Foulkes secured planning permission for the site, after two previous attempts by other firms. The proposal anticipated the desires of local interest groups, and included the augmentation of the local infrastructure with a basement car park. as well as cycle routes, communal planting and three ground floor retail units. This strategy ensures a successful development , integrating as many features as possible into the local environment, optimising the site for multiple forms of income for the developer, and services for the user. Square Feet: 94,000 Client: Charterfield Asset Management Location: Bristol
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1. Entrance Day 2. Night View 3. Aerial