London’s King’s Cross has seen a surge of redevelopment in recent years, the most iconic of which – John McAslan + Partner’s new concourse for King’s Cross Station – was completed last year. The area has also been defined by the new Central Saint Martin’s campus, designed by Stirling Prize winner Stanton Williams, and Google’s new London headquarters. Plans have now been unveiled for Gridiron (One St. Pancras Square), a 50,000 square foot office building nestled between St. Pancras International and King’s Cross Stations, designed by David Chipperfield Architects and set for completion in the first half of 2014. (Extract taken from: http://www.archdaily.com/438007/gridiron-one-st-pancras-square-david-chipperfield/)
- 14 Floors in total
- Awarded BREEAM rating of 'Outstanding'
- Connected to King's Cross (CHP) Energy Centre which helps provide low carbon heating and electricity
- They achieved very high standards of environmental awareness during the construction process
- Used responsibly sourced materials
- Steps taken to maximize daylight factors throughout the building to minimize artificial lighting
- Extensive sub-metering throughout the building to ensure energy and water use is monitored
- Photo-voltaic Panels to achieve zero carbon status
- A strong emphasis on passive design solutions
Overall it is a very impressive building mainly down to how its been designed and maintained. For example they have a really big plant room which is the engine to driving the building. A lot of technologies were introduced for example PV panels on the elevations. This is a great building for us to use as inspiration for our own design projects as it does make good use of passive systems.
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