Bankside green
Future-facing workspace in the heart of the UK’s first major fossil-fuel free mixed-use estate. Arbor rises above while restoring historic railway arches below.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
Completed 2022, 223,000 sq. ft. of flexible workspace over 19 floors
Dramatic ‘mega-frame’ steel design reflecting Bankside industrial heritage
WiredScore Platinum + WELL ready-to-achieve Gold
👷🏾♀️Developer & Contractor
Jay Squier – Development Director at Native Land
Felicity Masefield – Development Executive at Native Land
Mostyn Higgs – Site Manager at Multiplex
Gary Gaughan – Project Lead at Multiplex
✍️Architects & Engineers
Michael Stiff – Founder at Stiff + Trevillion Architects
Christian Tygoer – Technical Director at AKT II
Jon Spencer-Hall – Partner at Core Five LLP
Thomas Hinnerskov – Executive VP, South Europe, Middle-East & Africa at KONE
🌱Sustainability
BREEAM Excellent + carbon zero
Optimised design = 45% less CO2 in building’s operation = equivalent to 52 return flights from LDN > NYC every year
Biodiverse green roof to encourage local wildlife and promote local ecology
Smart metering monitors energy consumption in real time; building is also part of a fifth-generation energy-sharing network, reducing usage by 30%
🥦 Wellbeing
Enhanced ventilation: fresh air up to 13.2 litres/ sec/ person = x3 higher than WELL standard
6m high windows provide exceptional natural light + dramatic, inspiring views
Smart CCF façades, triple-glazing, and blinds automatically reduce solar heat gain for optimal working environment
Spacious terraces on every other floor – with larger terrace on 19th floor for yoga and outdoor cinema screenings
330 cycle spaces + on-site bike maintenance + 28 showers
🎈Bonus feature
Arbor forms part of the wider 5-acre Bankside Yards development, redefining and reconnecting the Thames’ South Bank + Bankside for the first time in 150 years. A “secret” row of 14 Victorian railway arches built in 1864 – previously sealed from the public – forms the centrepiece of this hypermixed riverside destination.
🔗 Check it out https://arbor.banksideyards.com/
