6 Bevis Marks
A new 230,000ft² (21,370m²) office building at 6 Bevis Marks replaces an outdated building and reconnects the existing streets, passages and outdoor spaces. It more than doubles the public space, enhancing the setting of a number of important buildings, including Lord Foster’s Swiss Re, Sir Edwin Cooper’s Baltic Exchange and H.P. Berlarge’s Holland House.
A series of stepped volumes create 10,000 ft² (930 m²) of private outdoor roof terraces that enjoy views of Swiss Re and the City skyline. Use of the rooftop gardens is extended by a light and open, ETFE-clad structure.
Environmentally, wall-to-wall depths are optimized to achieve excellent daylight penetration. South facing balconies are cantilevered to protect the interior from solar gain overlooking the new plaza below. The new building is highly efficient on many levels. For instance, it reuses and adapts the existing below ground structure, some 50% of the existing building – an approach that has been successful on other Fletcher Priest projects.
Recycled glass facades with its distinctive green tint contrasts with the clear transparency of the low iron windows. This exceeds current energy saving requirements by 40% and links architecturally to the faience and proportions of Holland House.
New marketing website launched: http://6bevismarks.com/
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press:
Specification Magazine - City office goes green May 2012; AECCafe - 6 Bevis Marks in London by Fletcher Priest Architects March 2012; Inhabitat - Renovated 6 Bebis Marks March 2012; ArchDaily - 6 Bevis Marks - Fletcher Priest Architects March 2012; AJ Footprint - Fletcher Priests 16 storey tower goes on site in the City March 2012; Architecture Week - Architecture People and Places March 2012; Eco Friend - Fletcher Priests eco friendly building for Monteverde earns consent March 2012; World Architecture News - Green heart for the City February 2012; Architects Journal - Green Shoots - Work begins on Fletcher Priests city office February 2012; Earchitect - 6 Bevis Marks : Speculative Office Building London February 2012; more » Construction Index - Skanska confirmed for Axa's 115m City Scheme February 2012; freeofficesearch - Green City office project awarded to Skanska October 2011; Construction Index - Skanska awarded 50m Bevis Marks development October 2011; Construction Enquirer - Skanska wins 50m City of London tower October 2011; Estates Gazette - Core Strategy October 2011; Property Week - Axa's specs appeal to MGPA October 2011; Financial Times September 2010; Estates Gazette March 2010;