Brutalist green
Originally built in 1968, Space House is a bright, bold, brutalist retrofit. A new, better type of space, giving people reason to #escapetotheoffice.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
255,000 sq. ft., 17-storeys
Made up of the Tower + the Block providing Grade A offices, on island site of nearly 1 acre
Finalist in Retrofit category of 2022 New London Architecture Awards
👷🏾♀️Developer & Contractor
Tyler Goodwin – Founder & CEO at Seaforth Land Limited
Chris Railston-Brown – Director of Development at Seaforth Land Limited
Rod Stiles – Regional Director at BAM Construct UK
✍️Architects & Engineers
Tim Gledstone – Partner at Squire and Partners
Cindy Wong – Associate Director at Squire and Partners
Patrick Bellew – Environmental Engineer and Founder of Atelier Ten
Neil Porter – Founding Partner at Gustafson, Porter & Bowman
Kieran Mallinson – Construction Director at COLORMINIUM (LONDON) LTD
🌱Sustainability
Grade II Listed BREEAM Outstanding + WiredScore Platinum + Fitwel certified
Embodied carbon savings of 10.7m KG of CO2 = equivalent of 10,000 trees sequestering carbon over 40 years
Bespoke energy efficient chilled beam AC with heat recovery technology + high efficiency daylight harvesting technology
Supports biodiversity with beehives, insect hotels + bat boxes
🥦 Wellbeing
London’s highest-provisioned office cycle centre = 610 cycle spaces + 536 lockers + 62 showers + drying rooms (space created from removal of 200+ car parking)
16,500 sq. ft. of flexible underground event space featuring double height auditorium
The Tower provides 168,000 sq. ft. of offices over 17 stories – all column-free meaning no obstructions to natural light
3,600 sq. ft. roof terrace at the top of the Tower with 360-degree views of unobstructed Central London
The Filling Station: originally a petrol station, now a restaurant and F&B offering integrated into public realm
🎈Bonus feature
Commissioned by property tycoon Harry Hyams (developer of Centre Point) in the 60s, it was originally completed in 1968. It then lay empty for 7 years, first occupied in 1975 by the Civil Aviation Authority. Today, it is the 1st listed commercial building in London to achieve BREEAM Outstanding.
🔗 Check it out https://spacehouse.london/
