1 T R I T ON S Q U AR E

Catherine Rankine

7th December 2022

Biggest West End prelet for the last 20 years
BREEAM outstanding
IStructE Award Winner
500,000 sqft
40,000 tonnes carbon saved
54% reduction in embodied carbon
100% build waste diversion
65% reduction in water use
80% responsibly sourced materials
1 Triton Square 1998
First redevelopment of the Regent’s Place site.
Designed for trading.
1 Triton
Key Square 1998
Opportunities:
First redevelopment
Changed context andofplanning
the Regent’s Place site.
constraints
Designed for trading.
Large central atrium
Arup building – good record information
Key Opportunities:
Generous existing loading allowances
Changed context
Generous and planning constraints
stair provision
Large central atrium
Arup building – good record information
Generous existing loading allowances
Generous stair provision
85% MORE N O AD D I T I O N A L
O F F I C E S PA C E P L A N T S PA C E
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Existing arrangement
75m

Level 03 Office

Corner cores
with generous
stairs

20m 32m 20m

75
m

Existing typical floor plan Existing atrium

Biggest enclosed atrium of

any office building in London
AR C H I TE C TU R E : O R I G I N AL CONCE P T

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Geometry - a perfect square Corner core placement Solidity & transparency Consistency of proportion

3D 3D 3D

Plan Plan Plan

AR C H I T E C T U R E : K E Y I N T E R V E N T I O N S

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Consolidate the Atrium Extend the Cores Setback Forming the Corner Condition

3D 3D 3D 3D

7.5m 7.5m

Plan Plan Elevation 3D

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T Y P I C AL L O W E R O F F I C E F L O O R

NIA: 4000sqm
Efficiency: 83%
Density: 1:8 @80% Grid: 9m

Opportunities
to animate the
atrium
Super efficient building fabric and energy performance combined with exemplary 492sqmofnaturalsedumgreenroofs
material sourcing to deliver British Land’s first BREEAM Outstanding building. enhancing biodiversity andecology

Enhancing ecology. Insect hotels, bee

hives, bird boxes to enhance local
Stair cores outside thermal flauna and flora.
Circular Economy - Targeting 2800sqm of paving and other roof
line offering exceptional coverings reused from other demolished buildings.
energy performance and air
tightness.
Flooded with daylight - 282sqm rooflight with large
central atrium. 3m by 3m panels to maximise daylight
Escape stairs used for
circulating - naturally daylit
panoramic windows Used building plant up-cycled
for sustainable retrofit.

Innovative strengthening solutions

for existing columns allow load of 3000sqm of refurbished and reused façade
three additionalfloors contributing to 19,000 tons of carbon saved.

10,000sqft of Affordable Workspace,

5 Panoramic Terraces. Events, rethinking community uses in Camden.
socialising, meeting, working,
exercisingorrelaxing.
Doubled net area with
no increase in plant
Low energy lighting in lobbies, washrooms
and all othercommonareas.

313,000sqft of dynamic, and

flexible workspace.

Sustainable Urban
Drainage systems

Fantastic greener landscaping around the building.

Feature living wall with potential for integral audio-
visual arts installation All timber within the building will be
sustainably sourced & Forestry
Stewardship Council Regulated

35,000 tons of concrete & 1,877 tons of

4000 talented, healthy & happy
steel reused and saved from demolition.
people working in a State-of-the-
Art Building at the heart of Regent’s Place

3000sqm of refurbished and reused façade 56,000sqft Gymnasium & Health Club beneath 1 536 cycle spaces located centrally at ground floor level
contributing to 19,000 tons of carbon saved. Triton Square, split over two floors. celebrating & encouraging healthy personaltransport.
Retaining 33,400 tonnes of concrete,
and 1,843 tonnes of steel.
S TR U C TU RE: O R I G I N AL C O N C EPT

Steel braced stability

RC frame with ribbed slab core in each corner
and band beam construction
on 9m grid

Single storey
basement

Single bored piles

into London Clay
STRUCTURE: KEY INTERVENTIONS

Demolished Structure Proposed Structure Complete

 33,400 tonnes
concrete retained

1,843 tonnes
steel reused
S TR U C TU RAL P R I N CIPLES

MINIMISE ACTIONS Lightweight roof plant

LIGHTWEIGHT Lightweight steel framed

CONSTRUCTION infill structure
AND EFFICIENT
DESIGN
Existing imposed loads
reduced to free up capacity

Wind loads double with additional height –

worked with wind team to justify minimum loads

FRP strengthening to circular RC

columns for programme and area benefit

Low headroom piled raft stitched into

existing piles saved time and money

Original RC frame used as part of

stability system to minimise
GOOD RECORD
strengthening requirements INFORMATION &
INNOVATIVE
STRENGTHENING
Existing steel column strengthening SOLUTIONS
tailored to suit tight site constraints.
MAXIMISE CAPACITY
COLUMN STRENGTHENING – BESPOKE SOLUTIONS
F O U N D ATI O N S TR E N GTHEN ING

EXISTING RETAINED SLAB REINFORCEMENT

SLAB
COUPL
ER HYDROPHILIC STRIP

NEW 650THK
RAFT
NEW 650THK BLINDING
RAFT
EXISTING DOWEL BAR
STEEL CASING
RETAINED
PILE
E M BO DIED C AR B O N S U M M AR Y

A1 – A5: 136 kgCO2e/m2 GIA

Substructure and superstructure
Servicing more office space - without
any more plant space.
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All new plant and distribution – heavy plant low down!

2x office area, same plant space
Air-based to water-based systems – energy and space
Basement, roof & cores maxed out
Additional renewables
Reuse of existing external ductwork distribution
RWH / Greywater / attenuation

Significant contribution to ‘outstanding’

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 MEP: ROOF DENSITY

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All of this is wrapped in a sustainable façade which
combines new + refurbished elements.
C I R C U LAR F AC AD E S

Temporary offsite facility set up within

London to reduce transport emissions

Each panel of the external envelope

removed, inspected, cleaned and seals
and gaskets replaced

Replacement double glazed units

inserted into retained and refurbished
horizontal spandrels.
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