Make Architects has just completed a new commercial project called London
S355JOW Corten A Weather Steel Wall Plaza. The project consists of two office buildings and surrounding public areas, including a series of public gardens and re-planned aerial walkways linking the adjacent Barbican area to the City of London.
The project is dedicated to the deep exploration of the history of the site from the Roman period to the post-war modernist period. The geometry of the building coincides with the historical urban texture of the ancient walls on the site, and the materials used are also referenced to the S355JOW Corten A weathering steel used to build the walls. The Roman walls that disappeared from the public eye since the 1960s and the medieval St Alphage church tower were well restored and became the center of the new public area, while the aerial walkway built in the middle of the last century was re-established. Planning and refurbishment. New buildings are designed to be the backdrop for these landmarks and become part of the venue culture.
The Highwalk road system recalls the look of the site in the 1960s. In terms of materials, the Highwalk road system uses S355JOW Corten A weathering steel and mulberry wood as the background for changing gardens and green walls. Thousands of plants, including strawberries, lavender and ivy, are scattered throughout the small areas of the site – from the sunny Salters “waterfall” to the shaded water gardens and the “circles around the remains of St Alphage Church”. The theater." These spaces welcome the experience of 5,000 renters in new office buildings, retail store guests, Barbican residents, and future London Transcontinental passengers.
Through the airwalks between the buildings, the trails were selected from S355JOW Corten A weathering steel and Sanko wood. The building was rated “excellent” after being evaluated by the British Building Environmental Performance Assessment Method. Architects have designed them to be flexible enough to meet a variety of usage needs over the expected lifespan. The architect's design in the public domain is intended to make the life of the building as long as possible, just like the ancient Roman walls and the St Alphage church, which can be part of a long-established urban fabric.
In terms of building energy consumption, architects use passive energy sources – 50% of the building's facade glass, and these glass are insulated. The building adopts a mixed ventilation mode to meet the natural ventilation needs of both buildings when necessary. In terms of building materials, the architects choose fiberglass concrete and ceramics, so there is no need to replace them. The pedestrian pavement bridge selects S355JOW Corten A weathering steel, and the number of maintenance can be minimized.
