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🟩 GreenBricks Building of the Week 🟩 One Angel Square
Sliced-egg green

One of the largest to ever achieve such green credentials, this building is not about environmental add-ons or eco-bling wind turbines: sustainability is truly integrated into the structure.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
16-storey, 3-sided triangular structure – 325,000 sq ft
Completed Feb 2013, for Co-operative Group’s new HQ
Nicknamed the ‘sliced egg’ due to distinctive shape
👷🏾♀️ Developer & Contractor
Ian Fleming – Director @ BAM
David Pringle – Property Director @ The Co-operative Group
✍️Architects & Engineers
Nab Speakes – Director @ 3DReid Ltd
Gosia L. – Associate Director @ 3DReid Ltd
Anna Wendt – Partner @ BuroHappold
Paul Richardson – Principal @ BuroHappold
Mark Phillip – Partner @ BuroHappold
Jason Gardner – Director @ BuroHappold
🌱Sustainability
EPC A+, BREEAM Outstanding (95.3%) = world-record at the time
Fully glazed double skin façade with louvred panels – insulates in winter and facilitates ventilation in summer
Cogeneration heat and power plant uses biofuel and rapeseed oil, sourced from local Co-op farms = energy-plus building
Heat recovery from IT systems helps to heat building
Greywater and rainwater recycling systems for toilet flushing + irrigation
🥦 Wellbeing
Integration into public transport links, easily accessible by cycle routes; 105 on-site bike stands
Soaring open atrium flooded with natural light; reflected by white painted concrete reduces need for artificial lighting from 500 to 330 lux
Roof top and extended public area planting
Construction involved a high level of community engagement: 900+ people benefitted from on-site training, engagement with 1,000+ students, and 54% of workforce from Greater Manchester area
🎈Bonus feature
It’s future proofed against temperatures forecasted for 2050 – meaning it can cope with a potential 3-5 degree increase plus 30% more rainfall. The building becomes more efficient as global temperatures rise. Now that’s forward-planning.
🔗 Check it out
https://www.3dreid.com/project/one-angel-square/
