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74 Coleman Street – Office Space

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OFFICE SPACE

74 Coleman Street consists of six floors, hosting high quality flexible office accommodation.  All office space is provided with raised access floors, suspended high efficiency LED luminaires and air source heat pump driven comfort cooling and heating.

The building consists of:

  • An office main entrance with a dedicated reception and a retail unit area with independent access at ground floor.
  • six floors of flexible office accommodation (Cat-A).
  • Amenities for all building users in the basement, such as locked refuse storage, bike parking with dedicated shower rooms and a plant area.

 

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Coleman Street

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TOILETS CORE

Warm toned wooden panelling also dominates in the toilet core, the wall on the left-hand side of the lobby entirely clad. Thanks to a detailed design and an accurate implementation all doors are entirely flush within the wall cladding with no recess or frames providing a high specification finish.

A unique feature on this wall is created by the inserts of mirror meticulously installed between the white oak veneered wall battens. An interesting linear light reflection helps to visually enlarge the narrow space of the lobby.

An explosion of materials with a refined palette of grey in the cubicle where the monochrome grey flooring compensates for the stylish terrazzo effect walling tiles and satin etch finish dark grey of the access panel balances vivid black tone of all fittings.

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Coleman Street Reception/Common Parts

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A visual interest curved shape wall in the reception area drives people through the entrance of the building. The european oak battens on it create a consistent linear texture intensified along the bottom to create a visual interest alternating with different depths of batten.

The cove lighting from the ceiling provides a soft effect to define the high-class aesthetic of the wooden cladding in its entirety.  Achieved by incorporating a LED strip above the ceiling pocket, this method subtly emphasises the feature whilst also hiding the lighting system hidden.

The reception desk designed with a solid piece of marble visuallly contrasts the surrounding fit out, with its stylish carrara cladding occupies a prominent/pivotal position in the entrance area.

Top-bottom fixed veneered timber screen spanning from floor to ceiling consists of reinforced battens of various depths and heights. The rhythm is gradually intensified along the first flight of stairs matching the solid panelling wrapping the entire lift shaft through the building.

 

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Coleman Street Façade

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The fully restored principal elevation to Coleman Street makes a positive contribution both to the conservation area and the street scene, with its new shop front with circles motifs taking their cue directly from the original design (as shown in historical photos.) and a new contemporary double storey mansard with standing seam zinc at the 5thfloor.

New Nun Court Facade

One of the key aspects of the scheme is the construction of a new extension on to the existing rear courtyard area.

The new facade set back from the existing elevation thus allowing the existing facade to take precedence and providing a visual break between the retained and the new extension. The type of brick used for the extension  complements the portland stone on the principal elevation (a pale grey with matching mortar) and duly contrasts dramatically with the retained brickwork of the existing building.

When the facade reaches 6th floor level there is a marked change in the treatment of the fenestration, with a spectacularl full height curtain walling.

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Archer Architects Stand with Ukraine

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We have compiled a list of organisations and appeals that Companies/individuals might consider supporting.

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Vacancies

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We currently have a busy order book for 2022 and need some great colleagues to join us.

If you are a newly qualified architect drop us a line we would love to hear from you.

Michael Sanders

michael@archerarchitects.com

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THANK YOU

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Thanks NHS & All Support Workers

In these uncertain times we all value and are grateful for the bravery and selflessness being shown by our doctors, nurses, support staff and care workers – thank you!

#StayAlert #ProtectTheNHS #SaveLives

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100 Projects, UK – Cross Laminated Timber Buildings

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We are pleased to announce the publication of “100 Projects, UK CLT”, a collection of 100 case studies of buildings in the UK constructed from cross-laminated timber and glue-lam including our own Bedfont Lakes Scheme.

The book is now available online for download here. The book is being distributed in the US and Canada.   We encourage you to help promote the book by sharing the link with individuals and organisations that may find it useful or interesting and to tweet using #CLT100book.