| offices
New Home Office Headquarters
| VALUE: |
£120m |
| ARCHITECT: |
Terry Farrell & Partners |
| CLIENT: |
Home Office |
| COMPLETION: |
2004 |
| EXPERIENCE: |
Environmental Design and Building
Services Engineering |
The New Headquarters for the Home
Office is on the site of the old Department of the Environment
buildings at No.2 Marsham Street. Jack Straw has selected
a consortium, which includes Battle McCarthy and Terry
Farrell and Partners to construct these linked low-rise
buildings.
Battle McCarthy is providing environmental
consultants and mechanical engineers for the redevelopment,
with plans to make the new headquarters a demonstration
project of the government's goals regarding sustainability.
The consortium was chosen for its innovative ideas,
which represented best value for money and a long-term
solution.
The main features are:
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Optimised building form & massing |
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Highly efficient façades |
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Central atria |
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Optimal daylight penetration |
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Zonal heat pumps |
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Energy transfer loop runs throughout development |
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Full heat recovery |
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Highly efficiency plant & systems |
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Achieves BREEAM "excellent" |
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