120408 White Collar Factory

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ver: The original White

ar Factory, the

nson Wax Building

ine, Wisconsin

hitect: Frank Lloyd Wright

s page: Van Nelle Factory,

terdam

hitect: Johannes Brinkman


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The well-built, adaptable, industrial buildin

of the past convert into good, modern

cs: at Dwt Ld, w ad u

name doing just this. Now we have applie

that ic t a w d c

buildings we call White Collar Factories.

If you have high ceilings, good daylightand natural ventilation, then you dont ne

full air-conditioning and all the lights on

cstatly. S uildi ad t-ut csts a

lower, rents and running costs are less - an

your working environment is healthier. Ou

project team of construction experts has

successfully applied the best attributes of

the old conversions to best practice in new

build. The result is beautifully usable and

adaptable no-frills B1 workspace.

We do it by intelligently arranging the key

elements. You get solid, internally expose

thermal-mass construction, a generous 3.

t cili hiht, ad wll-isulatd

facades that are tailored to deal with

orientation and sun exposure. With openin

windows, there is reduced mechanical air

ventilation. Cooling in summer and heatin

in winter is provided by water pipes set in

exposed concrete slabs. Power and data

cs ia a 150 aisd . A sil

elegant, suspended lighting system also

comes as standard.

All this is yu yu ady-t- asic

wksac. I yu wat additial

as yu usiss chas, its asily d

adaptability is key. Its the new kind of

sustaial, cst-cscius c uildi

that learns from the past.


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TALL

CeILIngS

SmArT

ServICIng

SImpLe

pASSIvefACADe

fLexIbLefLoor-pLATeS

THermAL-mASSSTrUCTUre

The White Collar Factory is built according to ky icils. Sic uch th uicst a tyical c uildi is chaicalclimate control, the WCF is optimised to reduce

aticial hati, cli ad lihti.This is how it does it:


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City Road by

Architect: AHMM

Early d

for a ty

WCF s

Early d

for a ty

WCF s


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1Icasd iility us:volume provides fort-tti

Improved temperaturecomfort levels

Increased natural daylightand ventilation penetration

ecit & distiuti aticial lihtiTALL

CeILIngS

2Minimal provision i.e. cssi kit

Cct C Cli:chilled water pipedthrough the slab thermallyactivates the structure to

become a radiant sourcefor cooling

Maximum use of passivesystems including natural

daylihti & tilati

SmArT

ServICIng


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Early d

for a ty

WCF s


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Entrance to

City Road offices

Architects: AHMM

Early designs

for a typical

WCF space


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Openable windowscontrolled by users

3SImpLepASSIvefACADe

% of glazing varies to suitorientation i.e. more to thenorth, less to the south

Shading where necessaryi.. t suth/ast & wstelevations depending oncontext

4Potential for optional voidstw s t ccttenancies Potential for 2-wayslit tacy fLexIbLefLoor-pLATeS

5

Exposed concretefor thermal mass andnight-time cooling

THermAL-mASSSTrUCTUre

Minimise carbon footprithuh us ggbS(gud gaulatd blaFurnace Slag) concreterducd us uildimaterials with exposed

concrete walls andsts d tinstall a ceiling system wall ishs. rust,sl-ishi stuctu.


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neeD

SOMEfreSH

AIr?OPEN

THEWInDoW!


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Sitd City rad eC1, at th hat th

silicon roundabout technology quarter

cls t th acial distict, this is a i

use area with workspace, residential and

tail. Dsid y awad-wii achit

AHmm, it ils a ladak 16-sty

c tw ad uishd isti

buildings to the rear, including a new pubsquare. It will provide a civilised oasis on t

ky Ld itscti, lud dictly

into the public transport network.

Th City rad tw alis WCf thiki

t a tall uildi with 267,270 squa

feet of highly adaptable workspace.

Accdily th acad dtails ay

somewhat from lower-rise WCF variants,

with inboard columns and an openable

high-performance curtain wall system.

Perimeter trench heating skirts the curtain

wall interior. Otherwise, all WCF principles

ai th sa: al widws, hi

exposed concrete slab ceilings containin

heating/cooling pipes, deep plan, minima

mechanical ventilation, accessible plant

zd y . Lik th ulti-ll

converted old factory and warehouse

buildings that inspired the concept, it is

simple, generous in volume, effective and

il.

Th sit th uildi is siicat: cls

t a ali hihly succssul Dwt

Ld jct, olis Yad, it ics

the increasing importance of this location

to specialist, often technology-based,

tenants. Its precedents, however, lie in old

conversion projects such as the mixed-us

Tea Building in Shoreditch, originally a set

of warehouses. The high-volume deep-pla

nature of such buildings has proved very

adaptable, with companies able to upgra

as thy w. City rad taks that ida i

a new dimension.

CITY roAD

eSTATe


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2 SmArT ServICIng2a Minimum fresh air

mechanical vent withextract from bulkhead

2 oti lat2c Liht ttis icludd

as basic product

2d Power and data in shallowaisd accss

2 radiat sla cli& hati

1 TALL CeILIngS1a 3500 t cili

heights1 esd sics asy

to maintain and adapt for particular uses

3b

3a

Fresh air in

Stale air out 1b1b1b

5b

5a


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3 pASSIve LoWTeCH fACADe

3a Opening windows

3b Windows adapt to suit

solar conditions i.e smallopenings to south, largerto the north

5 ConCreTeSTrUCTUre

5a esd cct st

5b Concrete perimeter

upstand increases structspans and eliminatesperimeter columns

5c rust sl ishd,activated for heating& cli

4 fLexIbLefLoorpLATeS

4a gus scal idsaiu iility t suit

a wide range of users

4a

2d

1a

2c2a

2a

12 18

3500mm

2750mm

Minimummechanicalventilation

Electrical anddata services


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white collar factory team

Derwent London /

Allford Hall Monaghan

Morris /Adams Kara Taylor /

Arup /

spring two thousand twelve

www.derwentlondon.com

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