Tower Bridge House
The design met the client’s demands for office space of the highest quality while providing a ‘landmark’ building. Openness and transparency offer a counterpoise to the massive solidity of surrounding buildings in St Katharine’s Dock. A giant ‘window’ faces west towards the Tower of London. The glass façade reveals the atrium within. At the end of the atrium is a central core containing six wall-climber passenger lifts. The atrium is crossed by bridges arranged in a staggered formation. The floors to the lift lobbies and the bridges are formed from translucent glass panels which are lit from below.
The long north and south elevations of the building are strongly articulated to create a sense of depth and layering. Fully-glazed façades exploit the views from the building of St Katharine’s Dock, the Tower of London, the City of London and the hills of Blackheath in the far distance.
The corners of the building are defined by service cores containing the escape stairs and fire lifts. These cores are particularly transparent allowing a clear view of the blue, colour-coded, steelwork and glass-walled lifts beyond.
Flexibility
The column-free floor-plates allow for maximum flexibility. They can be sub-divided into four separate tenancies each having access to the lift lobby and toilet accommodation.
Legibility
Colour-coded steelwork and highly transparent glass, allows the structure of the building to be easily read.
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