New sustainable building for London by Sheppard Robson
The green guys at Inhabitat told us about a new iconic building in London by Sheppard Robson. Its glass skin will reflect sunlight in a rainbow of colors creating a crystal like effect that varies through the day. But don´t be fooled about its energy perfomance, because it has an excellent BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) rating, the British environmental standard for buildings.
The glass facade creates a buffer to control the temperature, and the air trapped between the skin and the building is collected for energy.
This “tube” building is 18 stories tall and has a central atrium that brings natural light to the offices as you can see on the further images. On its 345,000 square feet, it will include a 10,000 sq.ft. roof terrace to enjoy the view from the top.
At street level it will to the existing setting through extensive landscaping that will connect to Westminster Park Plaza and other nearby pedestrian areas.
I really like the structure. Personally, i´d like it to be made out of prefab concrete pieces, but now that i see its BREEAM rating i figure out it has to be done with a more eco friendly material (steel). But it´s impressive anyway. More pictures below, thanks Mike!
Via Inhabitat
I would like to know what kind of energy this build collect?
like a jewel in the sky…
interesting
It just looks like a hybrid of 30 St Mary Axe and London City Hall, both by Foster and Partners.
It’s worth noting that Breeam ‘excellent’ ratings dont go anywhere near making a building like this green. the ratings emphasise thinks like cycle parking and plant species as much as energy consuption. it’s relatively straightforward to get the rating with some creative report writing on a standard building.
and i wouldn’t trust shepherd to make anything iconic.. it’s just another blob.
sustainability_energy efficient_breeam and so on….I can’t stand it anymore – sometimes only excuses for tasteless architecture.
why do they all try to fool us with full glass buildings that are not sustainable at all? In 20 years or so we will look at this style and wish it was never been build, when we realized it was not the answer
i don’t really like the shape of the building. but the diagrid system( diagonal bracing )made it look interesting.
actually i don’t see it as crystal, because the tube shape make it look more like a pipe than a crystal.
The other good thing about the diagrid system besides giving it an interesting facade, is that the plans will be column-free, and it allows the maximum natural light through the building.