Broadwick House

The building is composed of ‘served’ space, consisting of the occupied floorplates, and ‘servant’ space which provides essential support to the floorplates in the form of circulation, wet areas and general services. These elements are distinctly expressed in the architectural composition. The floorplates or ‘served’ space, are arranged as a stack of efficient, glazed volumes utilising a simple structural system to create high quality flexible office space allowing for maximum daylight penetration. The facade expresses the clear floor to ceiling glazing, the consistent 1.5 metre planning grid and the capacity to cellularise the accommodation as required.

The secondary services, or ‘servant’ spaces, comprised of lifts, stairs and toilets are placed on the boundary adjacent to the blank wall of neighbouring Trenchard House. The principal vertical tower, with its dramatic glazed passenger lifts, lends a strong sense of identity to the building and can be clearly seen from both the Broadwick and Berwick Street approaches. Additional service cores are expressed as distinct tower elements on Hopkins Street. All of the circulation and services are given further clarity through a system of colour-coding and elemental zoning.

In keeping with the high level of activity at ground level, especially the retail areas of the Berwick Street Market, the shops, cafes and restaurants of Broadwick Street and the nearby Carnaby Street shopping precinct, the ground level of Broadwick House is set back to allow for an increased public realm on three sides.