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3 The Square, Stockley Park

Arup Associates, Uxbridge, Middlesex , 1997

 

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A building you can see into – the maple-clad offices sit inside the glazed box, reversing the more common glazed atrium model 

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  • A building you can see into – the maple-clad offices sit inside the glazed box, reversing the more common glazed atrium model    
  • Conservatory spaces around the building provide a windbreak to the opening windows in the office walls, and an additonal solar collecting and security zone to the building    
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  • Glazed elements are set within a series of welded steel angle frameworks    
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  • The building takes on different characters at different times of day    
  • The reception area is the only part of the fit-out designed by Arup Associates    
  • Escape stairs are clad in Brazilian granite    
  • Site plan    
  • Car park plan    
  • Ground floor plan    
  • Typical floor plan    
  • Section    
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  • Exploded isometric of conservatory wall    
  • Detail section through conservatory wall and inner wall    

Maple clad office block enclosed in a glazed box situated on a business park near Heathrow Airport

The cruciform plan of the office set within a square glazed envelope creates four triangular shaped conservatory spaces around the perimeter of the building.

These glazed areas act as environmental buffer zones cutting heat loss from the building and providing sheltered garden spaces with view of the surrounding landscape. The unheated conservatories allow users of the offices to open windows and control their own environment.

Data

  • Completed: 1997
  • Floor area: 9,700m2
  • Sector: Office
  • Total cost: £7.5M
  • Address: 3 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex , UB11 1BN, United Kingdom

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