🟩 GreenBricks Building of the Week 🟩 Technique

The art of green

Opened in summer 2021, Technique is the pinnacle of future-facing, thoughtful, human-centric office design. It has been built with a radical responsibility to the local environment and respect for people who work there. The building represents the potential for sustainability to be an art – rather than mere duty.

📍Location

London, UK

🏢Building Details

• 74,000 sq ft, 6-storeys (5,000 sq ft of affordable space dedicated to SMEs)

• Redeveloped from 2 historic buildings (decommissioned bank and gin distillery) to create landmark new office hub for creative industries

• 1st floor private gallery space with 7m-high ceiling

• Radical, human-centric design; ingenious, highly adaptive material reuse

• Accommodates 850+ people

👷🏾‍♀️Developer

• Jacob Loftus, Founder & CEO: Currently @ General Projects; Previously Head of UK Investment & Principal @ Resolution Property

✍️Architect & Designers

• Amr Assaad, Director @ Buckley Gray Yeoman

• Andrea Trimarchi, Head @ Studio FormaFantasma

• Simone Farresin, Head @ Studio FormaFantasma

🌱Sustainability

• CLT structure built from sustainably accredited wood + super-performing glue = 43% reduction in CO2 emissions

• Structural elements prefabricated off-site + assembled on-site = 70% reduction in site traffic

• Over 21 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill: repurposed by hand into bricks to clad outside of building

• BREEAM Excellent: a rare achievement for a refurb

🥦 Wellbeing

• 1st floor gallery offers ideal communal space for yoga classes

• Bathed throughout in superb natural light

• To top it off, a 10,000 sq ft green roof providing a natural haven to socialise and take a breather

🎈Bonus feature

Volcanic ash from Mount Etna is used to create a luxurious, low-impact porcelain tile glazing. Now that’s what you call a hot feature.

🔗 Check it out https://www.technique.london/?new=1