Main Façade Technology

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Sheppard Robson

In the practice’s 75-year history, Sheppard Robson has designed award-winning architecture, interior design and masterplanning projects around the world, building a strong reputation across numerous typologies – including office, education, residential, healthcare, science and retail projects. From their head office in London and studios in Manchester, Glasgow and Abu Dhabi, the founding principles of innovation and sustainability continue to shape the work of the practice and its interior design group (ID:SR), reinterpreted and enlivened by the creative talent of their designers. The work of the practice benefits from an ability to have a constructive dialogue with clients and end-users, as well as collaborating closely with other members of the project team throughout the design and delivery of a project.

245 Hammersmith Road

A prominent architectural addition and sequence of new public spaces in the area’s Business Improvement District

Project Specs

Location: London
Completed: 2019
Contractor: Lendlease Ltd

PH: Jack Hobhouse Photographer

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245 Hammersmith Road

SHEPPARD ROBSON

Technology

SYSTEMS

Flat unitised structurally silicone glazed system with projecting aluminium elements (red die anodising)

Vertical anodised aluminium fins

Toggle system with reinforced steel mullions

North and South Elevations

The building envelope features prefabricated unitised curtain wall consisting of glass and two panels orthogonally oriented to each other.
These panels in aluminium sheets are characterised by their finishing and inclination. Inclination is expressed by the intersection of the surface of the oriented panels while the finishing is obtained through the bespoke red coloured anodization of 245 Hammersmith Road.
Anodization combined to the different inclinations make the building pattern iridescent but well defined, giving the whole building a feeling of depth.
The interior of the main elevations features recessed vertical glass panels, consisting of a unitised system with variable depths based on their exposure. These panels are connected three-dimensionally to the external pattern of the facade through silver anodized aluminium sheets.
The considerable size of the prefabricated units was the most challenging part of the project. From the 3m width x 3.8m height of the typical units, up to 4.3m wide x 4.7m height of the most imposing, reaching a weight about 1200Kg.

Designed by

Sheppard Robson Architects

245 Hammersmith Road (formerly Bechtel House) creates a prominent architectural addition and sequence of new public spaces in the area’s Business Improvement District (BID).

Rather than being a single structure like the former Bechtel House on the site, its design reduces the mass of the development by forming the building from two parallel wings that are connected by a central core, which houses circulation space and services.

The external envelope of the development is characterised by the use of angled anodised aluminium window surrounds, which have been specified to create a dialogue with the architectural language of the adjacent Conservation Area where terracotta brick is commonplace. The angled aluminium panels in the façades are tailored to their orientation, minimising solar gain and providing dynamic elevations which respond to the changing levels of light during the day.