The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
200 Aldersgate Street, EC1 by MoreySmith
[Drawings + project data] Two-wing, 21-storey office building located in the heart of the City of London undergoes extensive refurbishment, including the redesign of the front elevation
Office
Workplace buildings including offices, studios, architects’ studios and workshops
Skype Corporate Headquarters, Luxembourg by WAM
[Drawings + project data] This project forms part of the regeneration works to an existing brewery in Luxembourg City’s old quarter
BSkyB’s Harlequin 1, by Arup Associates
[Technical & Practice] Arup Associates’ design for BSkyB’s Harlequin 1 production and transmission facility optimised efficiency then added architectural quality, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Christian Richters
New Brook Buildings, Central London by John Robertson Architects
[Drawings + project data] New Brook Buildings is the transformation of a grim post-war building into an elegant, vibrant and modern office development fit for the 21st century
Oval Offices, Cologne, by Sauerbruch Hutton
Bespoke details and a colourful car park trump sustainability at Sauerbruch Hutton’s Cologne Oval Offices, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Jan Bitter
KfW Westarkade offices and conference centre, Frankfurt, by Sauerbruch Hutton
The KfW Westarkade offices and conference centre in Frankfurt are too green by half, says Felix Mara. Photography by Jan Bitter
Technical & Practice: The Angel Building, London, by AHMM
AHMM’s pragmatic refurbishment and a striking installation by McChesney Architects have revitalised a 1980s office building
5 Merchant Square, London, by Mossessian & Partners
[BUILDING STUDY] Mossessian & Partners’ intriguing workplace fuses the conceptual with the practical, writes Edwin Heathcote.
Woodland Trust HQ, Grantham, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ low-energy construction and simple plan make this an office you want to work in, writes Kester Rattenbury. Photography by Peter Cook
Glasgow City Mission by Elder and Cannon Architects
Glasgow City Mission and Elder and Cannon Architects, the designer of its new headquarters, appear to have similar values. Both are a positive force in Glasgow; both seem content to keep a low profile and to quietly go about their business. Photography by Andrew Lee