Index
A
academy-style office 132
atria
new build 8, 28–30, 38, 46, 54, 60, 103
B
bookable desks
see hot-desking
breakout space 3, 11, 23, 27, 59, 70, 75
C
cable management 70
circulation
(see also internal streets)
avoiding disturbance 30
improved in refurbishments 4, 43, 116
new build 12
communication, facilitating 11, 15, 20, 67, 75
concrete structures 71, 106, 108, 120
conservation, building 4, 34, 92, 96
(see also historic buildings)
conversions 76–9, 88–91, 96–9, 124–7
cooling systems 11, 60, 71, 90–1, 103, 114
cultural change 8, 15, 20, 72, 75
cyclists, facilities for 11, 72
D
daylighting
see natural lighting
delivery of materials to site 7, 27
desk booking
see hot-desking
display spaces 46, 54, 60, 73, 88
E
energy performance 27, 75, 86, 91, 103
exhibition areas 46, 54, 60, 73, 88
F
(see also refurbishments)
facades
curtain walling 11
integration with structure 108
layered 46
stepped elevations 36–8, 44, 47
fire and evacuation strategy 43, 111
flexible workspace 2, 11, 12, 20, 112
floor loading see structural loads
floor plates 107
replaced in refurbishments 4–6, 96
subdivision 43
floor-to-ceiling height 106
conversions 99, 112–13, 114, 127
refurbishments 43
in relation to depth of plan 135
retained facades 55
‘flying carpets’ 4
layouts 70
G
glazing
180 Great Portland Street 124–7
green roofs 78
H
historic buildings 4, 52, 92, 96, 116, 120
(see also ‘plug-in-and-work’)
hotel accommodation 79
‘hotelling’
I
informal spaces 2, 3, 11, 16, 23, 24, 46, 54–5, 75, 123
conversions 96
K
L
learning organisations 132
(see also natural lighting)
local energy generation 88, 92
local materials 62
London Construction Consolidation Centre 7
M
massing/scale/volume 34, 38, 48
mechanical and electrical services 43, 67, 114
media facilities 75
meeting spaces 24, 46, 55, 72, 112, 118
(see also informal spaces)
(see also hot-desking)
multiple tenancies 16–19, 36, 76, 79
potential for 6, 28, 51, 62, 92
N
natural lighting 135
basement areas 46
conversions 96
new build 11, 12, 47, 60, 67, 86, 103
natural ventilation 60, 67, 103, 116
networked office 131
O
occupational density 2, 68, 136
(see also visibility)
P
personal space see private areas
planning grids 107
prefabrication 8, 11, 38, 75, 106–7, 120
private areas 2, 16, 23, 27, 30, 136
public facilities 7, 60, 64, 111, 134
Q
quality management 38, 43, 111
R
raised floors 43, 71, 78, 87, 103, 106
reception areas 43, 46, 60, 116
recycling
(see also conservation, building)
refreshment facilities 11, 22, 72, 78
refurbishments 4–7, 20–3, 40–3, 116–19
retail provision 3, 36, 43, 78, 123
Roche Products, New Head Office 8–9
Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters 120–3
S
sanitary accommodation 27, 43, 94
shared buildings
shell and core 38, 48, 78, 108
smaller developments 3
solar design 100
solar shading
conversions 99
new build 31, 46, 67, 70, 71, 86, 108
South Cambridgeshire Hall 64–7
spatial flexibility
spatial planning 2
new build 16, 27, 30, 54–5, 70
staff amenities 2–3, 3, 11, 15
staff logging 27
inserted in conversions 124
replacement 90
stepped elevations 36–8, 44, 47
storage space 16, 20, 22, 30, 70
‘streets’
see internal streets
subdivision 43, 62, 76, 79, 96
subletting
sustainability 62, 67, 75, 81–103, 136
T
thermal storage 88
timber boarding 94
timber framing 94
touch-down facilities 16, 59, 60
transparency
see visibility
transport to work 137
(see also cyclists)
U
ventilation 99
(see also natural ventilation)
mechanical 47
W
waveform ceiling 114
Welcome Trust Gibbs Building 100–3
wireless working
see mobile working
work culture, changing 8, 15, 20, 72, 75
work zones
see zoning
(see also spatial planning)
flexibility 2, 11, 12, 20, 112
furniture layouts 70
Z