We are delighted that our project One New Street Square has won the ‘Test of Time’ prize at the 2024 British Council for Offices (BCO) Awards.
The BCO Awards acknowledge innovation and focus external attention on examples of best practice. One of BCO’s primary objectives is to define excellence in office space, and as part of this the annual Awards provide public recognition for top quality design and functionality and a benchmark for excellence in workplaces.
The prestigious ‘Test of Time’ prize rewards previous BCO award winners that have proven themselves to live up to their original aspirations and intentions. This is assessed via a post occupancy evaluation which demonstrates how the building has coped with the requirements of tenants over time.
One New Street Square is a superb Grade A office development originally designed by Apt. The scheme provides 15 floors of premium office space combined with ground floor retail units and reception areas. The building’s external Pas de Deux form offers a dynamic addition to the London skyline with panoramic views across the city.
Waterman was appointed by Landsec to provide structural engineering services for One New Street Square. Working collaboratively with the architect, Apt, we devised a cost effective and versatile floor plate with minimal internal columns.
The building is currently home to Deloitte, and the base build design’s inherent flexibility enabled the Deloitte team to deliver a stunning fit out which went on to win the BCO ‘Best Fit Out of a Workplace’ award in 2019. The composite structural steel frame selected for the base build provided the opportunity for cost effective adaptability enabling the many alterations required by the Deloitte team. This inherent flexibility will permit future adaptions to ensure the structure will continue to stand the test of time and meet tenants’ expectations in years to come.
At the time of completion, One New Street Square was the largest building in the world to achieve WELL Certified Gold, and the first building to achieve WELL Certification and BREEAM dual certification.
Richard Whitehead, Managing Director for WSL, commented: “Securing the BCO test of time award is a tremendous accolade at a time when preserving embodied carbon through design longevity is such an important topic.”
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