Bankside Offices

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Bankside Offices
client
DTZi
status
Stage 4 Design
location
Southwark, London
budget
£15m
size
5,750m2 GIA - 4,200m2 NIA

Owers Warwick Architects were appointed to refurbish and extend a large, prominent office building on Southwark Street, London.

The building originally comprised three properties; two Victorian warehouses and one building constructed in the 1980s. All were redeveloped in 2001 when a skin of render covered the façade.

Our proposals completely reposition the old, outdated building. Our design includes remodelling the façades and extending with a new sixth floor. Internally the works include creating a new, lettable lower ground floor, new core and toilets, a large cycle centre together with a remodelling of the floor plates.

Before

Proposed

The scheme delivers an uplift of over 1,000m2 NIA.

Our commitment to sustainability include:

  • Retaining the embodied energy of the existing structure,
  • Improving significantly the building fabric,
  • Bringing considerably more natural light into the building floorplates
  • Upgrading and introducing low energy services strategy,
  • PV to the roof
  • Encouraging cycling through the cycle centre
  • Minimising lift uses by creating an attractive light filled staircase to circulate through the building

Proposed 5th floor plan

Proposed ground floor plan

Before

Proposed

On site at Bankside

Top floor stripped out ready for the next stage.