7 more London, London
Modern office architecture in London
Top international rating
for "7 More London"
Office building achieves Breeam "Outstanding" rating / 16,500 sqm ipasol neutral for effective solar control
London: the place where the Queen lives, where bank towers rise above
the city, where theatres and art galleries inspire people from all over
the world – a fascinating city of architectural contrasts. The historic
quarter of Southwark is now the location of Great Britain's first
office building that has achieved the internationally renowned Breeam
"Outstanding" rating for particularly sustainable technical building
design. The ten-storey "7 More London" was planned by the architect
group "Foster & Partners". The utilization of renewable energies,
modern technical facilities and the energetically optimized solar
control glass façade keep CO2 emissions low: they are 74 percent below
the CO2 limit specified in 2006. ipasol neutral solar control glass from
Interpane reduces the rise in office temperatures in the summer and
thus cuts the air-conditioning costs.
Immediately next to Tower Bridge, the glass architecture of the project
"More London" rises into the sky. The latest building "7 More London" –
the new headquarters of PricewaterhouseCoopers – is located in the
historic quarter of Southwark, south of the River Thames. Having been a
dubious entertainments district in the middle ages and the site of
Shakespeare's theatre, it has developed into an economically important
centre of the mega-city over the course of the centuries. Here, service
providers and lawyers reside, and here is the location of the Tate
Modern gallery – the world's largest museum of modern art – and of
London City Hall. The highly diverse quarter with around 250,000
residents stands for progress, integrity and economic upturn without
losing its close ties to the art of theatre. Neighbouring centuries-old
historic buildings, modern architecture fits in harmoniously with the
cityscape without destroying the quarter's flair – a mixture that is
typical of London.
The "More London" area has already been under development since 2003.
Due to their glass façades, the office buildings have an open,
transparent and inviting appearance. "7 More London" completes the
project. At more than 60,000 square metres, the building's floor space
has the size of four football fields. It is convincing in terms of
architecture as well as technology due to its innovative shape and the
consequent utilization of ecological and energy-saving technologies and
materials – for example the 16,500 square metre solar control glass
façade using ipasol neutral 50/27 from Interpane.
ipasol solar control glass optimizes indoor climate
The multi-angled building encloses a polygonal inner courtyard, and the
wings of the building are interconnected by curved sky bridges that are
several storeys high and concave on both sides. This very noticeable
building opens toward the River Thames. Passers-by strolling along the
riverbank can see the building's highly diverse faces: the smooth,
flowing façade of the internal atrium is simple and unobtrusive. The
so-called "zig-zag" façade around the building is more distinct in
appearance because the entire surface is meandering. The metal
construction works of the project with its ambitious building physics
were conducted by seele from Gersthofen, Germany.
In terms of technology, the solar control glazing plays in the top
league, too: ipasol neutral 50/27 reduces the rise in office
temperatures at times of intense solar irradiation. At the same time, it
provides a neutral view to the outside and abundant daylight inside (TL
= 50 percent); electrical lighting needs to be switched on only at a
fairly late hour. The energetic characteristics of the glass help keep
the building's operating costs low. Due to the low total solar energy
transmittance (solar factor = 27 percent according to EN 410), the rooms
stay comfortably cool even in midsummer, and air-conditioning costs are
substantially reduced. In winter, the Ug value of 1.1 W/m²K (according
to EN 673) provides effective insulation. As laminated safety glass, the
glazing also meets high safety standards. On particularly hot summer
days, additional protection from the sun is provided by external
aluminium slats.
Breeam "Outstanding" rating
7 More London is the first building in London to achieve the Breeam
"Outstanding" rating. The Breeam method was introduced in 1990 for
assessing the sustainability of new office buildings in Great Britain.
It analyses aspects such as energy and resource input, room air quality
and the execution and organization of the construction works. In order
to get the much sought-after rating, the building has to meet strict
standards and score at least 85 out of 100 points in the evaluation.
These points are awarded in various fields, including CO2 emissions and
energy demand, recycling of materials, management, health and wellbeing,
transport, water and land use.
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[10-07_Sonnenschutzglasfassade]
The smoothly flowing ipasol solar control glass façade protects 7 More
London effectively from overheating at times of intense solar
irradiation. |
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The polygonal inner courtyard is enclosed by the building on all sides. |
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[10-07_Zig-Zag-Fassade]
The zig-zag façade is divided into small sections and has an impressive appearance with its continuously meandering shape. |
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[10-07_Sonnenschutzglasfassade]
The smoothly flowing ipasol solar control glass façade protects 7 More
London effectively from overheating at times of intense solar
irradiation. |
