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PHOTOGRAPHY: MARK COCKSEDGE (BOTTOM RIGHT); HUFTON + CROW
The expansive open
mezzanine (below) allows
for clear sightlines between
many areas while permitting
daylight to reach all levels.
Elevator cores feature
seating areas (opposite)
to encourage interaction
between employees.
of anodized aluminum and glass. Inside, a warmer mood prevails.
In contrast to its silver exterior, the interior is wrapped in spruce,
while plants and trees, relaxed seating areas, and multiple television
screens add to the domestic feel.
Upon entering, employees and guests are immediately within
a triple-height atrium space conceived as a wide street that runs the
length of the building. Amenities, which are largely arranged across
the ground floor, include six dining options, a technology hub, service
center, post office, cashless supermarket, cinema, and an event space.
Suspended over the street's center, just above the central staircase,
an eye-catching glass-walled television studio for Sky News allows live
broadcasts to be seen against the office backdrop-a design feature
that puts the company's operations on view for all to see.
Creating a neighborhood feel
Large, open mezzanine floor plates are designed to create clear
sightlines between many areas while also allowing daylight to penetrate
through to all levels. Elevator cores are subtly tucked away to make
space for a snaking network of steel staircases and walkways that
encourage interaction between workers. Up above, a deep grid of wood
beams-comprising one of the largest timber roofs in Europe-features
skylights that flood the interior with natural light while reducing glare
and the need for artificial lighting.
"While the fast-paced and ever-evolving nature of broadcasting
shaped PLP's design for this space, the location and size of the site
allowed a lot of the design ambition to be realized," says Cindy Lau,
director at PLP Architecture. "Sky gave us a lot of freedom and
encouragement to really push the design. It was a great challenge
for the team in terms of technology and what you would typically
expect from an office building."
To break up the long, vast interior-and promote a sense of
connection and belonging across the wide space-Hassell created
contract
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