ANGEL BUILDING
Angel Building is the re-invention of an unloved early 1980 s commercial building located on one of London s historic focal points where City Road and St. John Street meet Pentonville Road and the bustling Islington High Street.
A Reinvented Building
A Recycled Frame The existing concrete frame has been re-used and wrapped with a highly energy-efficient glazed skin. This recycled frame also allowed an additional storey and reduced the waste associated with full demolition. Over 100,000 sq ft was added by a series of vertical and horizontal extensions. Ground Floor Level 2, 3 and 4 Level 1 Level 5 Extension to original frame
Re-Clad The new energy efficient skin utilises oversized curtain walling, with three metre wide operable windows. The new façade is extended to rehabilitate the former broken street edge by replicating the gentle curve of St. John Street. This precisely articulated cladding design and its scale and generosity were influenced by some of the great 1950 s buildings in American cities.
Re-landscaped & Re-sited in the City On St. John Street & Pentonville Road a newly landscaped public realm is set around existing mature trees. The introduction of shops and restaurants will bring activity to this important frontage in the heart of Islington.
A New Entrance
A Public Room A forgotten service courtyard has been transformed into a grand top-lit public room complete with break-out areas and a café. A fair-faced cast in-situ concrete frame with simple glazed metal screens expresses the primary materiality, with elegant expanses of terrazzo flooring. The space has now become the heart of the building, offering a variety of spaces to convene, dine and repose. Before: 1980 s courtyard
Ground Floor Plan 6 6 6 1 2 8 11 13 12 8 5 3 4 11 14 15 7 8 10 10 2 17 16 9 9 15 16 16 18 18 20 20 KEY 1 Main entrance 2 Main reception desk 3 Atrium space 4 Café 5 Lounge area 6 Retail units 7 Cancer Research UK office 8 WC s 9 Showers & changing rooms 10 Lift lobbies 11 Kitchens 12 Goods delivery & refuse point 13 Water tank room 14 Landlord LV/HV switch room 15 EDF points 16 Boiler plant room & fuel store 17 Water harvesting system 18 Chillier room 19 Tenant s generator room 20 Cycle store The Public Room
Retail Over 15,000 sq ft of retail space is created either side of the main entrance facing onto the new public space on St. John Street. This adds further activity and commercial opportunities to this once dreary and unloved space. Cancer Research UK has pre-let the building taking c.125,000 sq ft which enabled the project team to closely tailor the building to the needs of this world-leading charity.
Art The building contains a number of site specific commissioned pieces of art, including Epic by Teresita Fernandez and Out of the Strong Came forth Sweetness by Ian McChesney as well as numerous bespoke photographic based compositions.
21st Century Office The office space has been designed to capitalise on the large, 6m glazed bays which provide deep natural light penetration and are supplemented with an intelligent low energy DALI lighting system. Temperature is controlled via low velocity, under floor displacement which liberates the office space from internal ductwork and low ceilings. The project has been awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating and includes a number of sustainable strategies including rainwater harvesting, biomass boilers, ultra efficient cladding, and low velocity water fittings amongst others.
Fourth Floor Plan 5 5 4 4 3 3 11 KEY 1 Lift lobbies 2 Break-out space 3 WC s 4 Stores 5 Open plan office 6 Cellular offices 7 Floor reception 8 Kitchenette 9 Meeting rooms 10 Copy/Post areas 11 Terrace 12 Roof light 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 5 3 11 Fifth Floor Plan 11 11 5 5 11 2 4 4 3 3 12 1 1 3 3 9 11 11 4 4 5 5 12 11 12 12 11
Sky Terraces A number of terraces the size of ten tennis courts provide 360-degree views of London. A communal area is available for all occupants of the building, complete with Miesean pergola structures and a variety of landscaped surfaces and planting.
Project Team Client Architect Structural Engineers Project Managers Cost Consultants Property Agents Service Engineers Landscape Architects Fire Consultant: Main Contractor Approved Inspector Acoustic Consultant Planning Consultant CDM Co-ordinator Party Wall Surveyor Transport Consultant Graphic Designers Rights of Light Lighting Consultant Derwent London Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Adams Kara Taylor Buro Four Davis Langdon Pilcher Hershman / CBRE Norman Disney & Young J&L Gibbons Norman Disney & Young Fire BAM Islington Building Control Sandy Brown Associates DP9 Jackson Coles GIA Colin Buchanan David Hillman GIA GIA Equation
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