/ CUNEO, ITALY
STATUS: DESIGN COMPETITION / PLANNING
SIZE:7,120 SQ
Plaza HQ is 76,000 sqft of Grade A office accommodation, built to uncompromised design + environmental standards.
The primary objective was to develop a design which, whilst contextually sensitive + commercially aware, successfully contributed to the local character of Cuneo. The brief was to prepare Grade A office alongside new landscaping that would meet the requirements of the emerging local office market.
The building itself is arranged around a central ‘street’ which connects to a vibrant new public piazza at the building’s entrance. This encourages the building to interact + connect with the surrounding mature landscape. The arrangement + structural grid will provide clean highly flexible workspace whilst delivering some of largest floor plates in the area.
A BREEAM rating of ‘Outstanding’ is required along with the utilisation of high-tech + low energy measures that include a biomass heating system + array of photovoltaic panels + lighting reduction measures.
/ STOCKLEY PARK
STATUS: PENDING
SIZE: 13,500 SQM
FUND:ROCKSPRING / CLEARBELL
CONTRACTOR: ISG
The back-to-frame redevelopment of a tired 1980s office building in the heart of Stockely Park, one of Europe’s premium established business hubs + The Bower now stands among a collection of iconic buildings designed by renowned architects within the park.
The proposal aimed to revitalise + re-engineer + expand the existing structure to deliver an additional 25,000 sqft / 2000 sqm of Grade A office accommodation, optimise the internal layout to create a contemporary + flexible + high-quality workspace, deliver a BREEAM excellent building + additionally, offer some of the largest floor areas in the Thames Valley - spanning over 140,000 sqft./13,500 sqm.
The scheme resulted in the complete removal of the existing building’s external façade + a full internal reconfiguration + architectural approach which featured new circulation cores, an expansive feature stair centred around a re-envisioned central ‘street’. This street connects to a stunning new public piazza at the building's entrance, allowing the development to harmoniously blend with the surrounding mature landscaping that was also thoughtfully upgraded.
'The Bower' received recognition for its excellence in refurbishment + regeneration + was awarded the Best Refurbishment/Regeneration Outside of Central London category at the OAS Development Awards.
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