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ADF04_2018 Cover_Layout 1 03/04/2018 14:37 Page 1 04.18 BLOOMBERG LONDON, CITY OF LONDON How the world’s most sustainable ofce building was designed by Foster + Partners to be both a good neighbour and a box of surprises BANG BANG ORIENTAL, COLINDALE A new London food hall offered a range of tantalising design challenges ADF04_2018 Cover_Layout 1 03/04/2018 14:37 Page 2 ADF04-2018 03-22_ADF Flatplan 06/04/2018 10:56 Page 3 CONTENTS 04.18 NEWS, VIEWS & INSIGHTS PRODUCTS 04 Industry news & events 45 Planning & design 08 View Point: Architect Rory Bergin 45 Groundworks & Drainage of HTA Design 45 Structural elements 12 Practice Profile: Niven Architects 45 External envelope 05 16 International Focus 59 Insulation 18 CPD Focus 59 Heating, ventilation & services 20 Appointments & news 67 Interiors 43 Materials for Architecture 76 Landscaping & external works Show Preview 83 Classified & directory PROJECT REPORTS 26 Open for business Bloomberg’s new European headquarters is a big step away from recent landmark City buildings, with a highly bespoke, super-sustainable design. James Parker reports 34 More bang for your buck Providing the authentic Asian streetfood dining experience, a new food hall in north London was also an intriguing dish for the architects to try, as Roseanne Field reports FEATURES 47 EXTERNAL ENVELOPE: CLADDING & FACADES The obstacles to getting fire safety right, post-Grenfell James Butler of Pura Facades explains why, despite the best intentions of the final Hackitt report, there will be implementation challenges in the industry 61 HEATING & VENTILATION Better ventilated homes mean a healthier future Paul Croughan of EnviroVent looks at how the new build sector is meeting 26 ventilation requirements and improving the air quality in new home construction 69 INTERIORS: WALLS & PARTITIONS Eliminating the margin for error Cath McLean from Promat UK explains the benefits of a whole-system approach for effective fire-resistant glazing 79 LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL WORKS: EXTERNAL TERRACES Going below decks Stefan Holmes of Millboard explains why plastic is fantastic when it comes to creating effective sub-frames for decking incorporating Building Projects magazine, architectsdatafile.co.uk and @architectsDF 34 adfa ADF04-2018 03-22_ADF Flatplan 06/04/2018 10:57 Page 4 4 NEWS Managing Editor James Parker [email protected] Advertisement Manager/ Joint Publisher FROM Anthony Parker [email protected] Assistant Editor Sébastien Reed THE EDITOR Editorial Co-ordinator Shelley Collyer Editorial Assistants Roseanne Field aterials for Architecture – the industry’s event dedicated to celebrating the innovative Jack Wooler application of materials in the design of buildings – presents its second edition later this Studio Manager month in London. The conference and exhibition brings together companies who are Mikey Pooley M Production Assistant putting the development of materials for construction at the forefront, with the designers of projects, Carmen Simpson in order to discover new, effective thinking. Contributors Stephen Cousins Architects are above all, interested in the holistic effect of their buildings, not only on the spaces Sales Executives Suzanne Easter around them, but on their users, from the tactile look and feel of a wall to the way that natural Ian Fletcher Kim Friend materials can improve the health of an interior. This is why an event which focuses on the distinctive Steve Smith properties of materials themselves, in conjunction with design approaches, has been well-received. 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A new London food hall offered a range of tantalising design challenges Cover Image © James Newton Printed in England WWW.ARCHITECTSDATAFILE.CO.UK ADF APRIL 2018 ADF04-2018 03-22_ADF Flatplan 06/04/2018 10:57 Page 5 news 5 refurbishment ZHA’s Port House, Antwerp picks up MIPIM award Port House in Antwerp, designed by Zaha the project renovates Hadid Architects, was named ‘Best © Hélène Binet Refurbished Building’ at the MIPIM a derelict fire station Awards 2018. and connects the city The project, for client the Port of Antwerp, repurposes, renovates and with the vital activities extends a derelict fire station into a new headquarters, “connecting the city with the of its port vital activities of its port,” commented the architects. Handling 26 per cent of Europe’s container shipping, Antwerp is the Surrounded by water, the new extension's continent’s second largest port, and has facade is a glazed surface that ripples like ambitious expansion plans. waves and reflects the changing tones and Working with heritage consultants colours of the city’s sky. “This perception Origin, ZHA’s historic analysis of the fire of a transparent volume, cut to give the station “revealed its unrealised tower”. new building its sparkling appearance, Port House, said the architects, is “a reinterprets Antwerp’s moniker as the city composition of a new volume that ‘floats’ of diamonds.” above the old building, respecting each of The project has “constant references to headquarters”. It has been designed to the existing facades and completing the the River Scheldt, the city of Antwerp and support the port through its planned verticality of the original design’s unbuilt the dynamics of its port, married with the expansion over coming decades. central tower”. The new extension points successful renovation and reuse of a Established in 1991, the MIPIM Awards towards the city, connecting Antwerp with redundant fire station – wholly integrating recognise the most outstanding and the port on which it was founded. the old firehouse as part of the new accomplished projects across the globe. redevelopment gpad beats tough competition to reach Old Street Roundabout redesign final Architects gpad London have been central feature to the landmark site. 39 longlisted entries which also included confirmed as one of four practices to Charles Bettes, director, gpad London, concepts by Hawkins\Brown, Zaha have their design chosen as a winning commented, “We’re ecstatic that our Hadid Architects, AHMM + Derwent concept for the Old Street roundabout concept has been selected from such a London and Coffey Architects. redevelopment in London. high calibre longlist of entries. We’ve gpad has also been shortlisted in this Islington Council and judges selected beaten tough competition, and some big year’s AJ Small Projects Awards for the final four, whittled down from an household names, to reach the final, Charles Bettes’ tiny six by seven metre initial 120 entries, for being “iconic and which is a real achievement for our team former garage site which he turned into a achievable” while creating “flexible and and testament to everyone’s hard work.