Bloomin’ green
Straddling 3 undergrounds lines, Thameslink and Crossrail, Bloom is built to make business simpler and more effective – a home to grow.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
145,000 sq ft of work, retail + amenity space
Completed 2021
7 floors
👷🏾♀️Developer & Contractor
Gabriela Guizzo – Former Project Director @ HB Reavis
Ian Farmer – Former Head of Design (Construction) @ HB Reavis
✍️Architects & Engineers
Festus Moffat – Director @ John Robertson Architects
David Vanderson – Principal Director @ Weedon Architects
Stuart Curran – Principal Director @ Weedon Architects
Kartik Amrania – Head of Building Sustainability Department @ Sweco
Diaa Bahopia – Senior Sustainability Consultant @ Sweco
🌱Sustainability
1st UK commercial building to achieve BREEAM Outstanding + WELL Platinum (Core & Shell) + WiredScore Platinum
EPC A rating for base build
Future-proof floorplate flexibility: soft spots built into every floor provide ability to add interlinking staircases throughout
All energy aims to be net zero carbon through partnerships with Citigen + E.ON – UK’s largest supplier of renewable electricity
On-site energy generation from solar panels: 3.17 kWh/m2
🥦 Wellbeing
Approx. 11% of the building comprises landscaped terraces (15,400 sq ft) = one of the highest office-to-terrace ratios in London
Workout in-house: 1,200 sq ft multi-function basement fitness studio with bespoke classes – no membership fees for employees
248 bike spaces, 20 showers, 204 lockers + 4 bookable Bromptons
‘Ready to Work’ 1st floor flexible space plan: everything taken care for, from design & fit out, Wi-Fi, cleaning, and dedicated workspace manager
🎈Bonus feature
A big challenge was designing a building integrated with the new Farringdon West station – while both were built simultaneously. The architects nailed it by working closely with Crossrail’s engineering team – a collab that took place over 8 years and involved many an intensive workshop.
🔗 Check it out https://www.jra.co.uk/projects/workplace-new-build/farringdon-west-crossrail-oversite-development-london-ec1/
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