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Barge Crescent London 2019–2025

Barge Crescent is a 5-storey office building located within a Conservation Area in Southwark on an island site south of Oxo Tower Wharf and the River Thames.

The new building is designed to integrate the existing frame and foundations of a much smaller building to minimise its environmental impact.

Well-being at the heart of the design is evident with the introduction of natural ventilation, the insertion of a generous and top-lit staircase connecting all floors, and the provision of external terraces at all levels.

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The design approach works carefully with the urban grain of the streetscape, with its new elevations engendering a strong sense of depth and rhythm
The main façade is designed as an inhabited loggia, providing the new public face of the building and a principal social structure for the offices
A more sustainable, naturally ventilated building that provided its users with a connection to the local environment, looking towards Bernie Spain Gardens
The grids of the north and south elevations are influenced by the historic warehouses that lie opposite
Its former industrial riverside context gives the neighbouring buildings a distinct historic character
Floor plans (L00, L01, L04): A generous and top-lit staircase takes pressure off the lift and encourages human interaction

architects Henley Halebrown

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