Elliott Wood’s Post

'20 Giltspur Street was on an island. We are next to St Paul’s Cathedral — we can't build up. Tunnels and ancient archaeological structures below — we can't build down. A bank, public access and roads to the sides — we can't build out. But the brief is to maximise the potential of the existing building whilst minimising the environmental impacts of the works. Why don't we just lift the floors?' — George Georgiou 'But these constraints helped us to think inside the box. It helped us get to the wild card — jacking up existing floors up to create room for a new floor.' — Daniel Bassett Thanks to early collaboration and open minds, the project is set to achieve several milestones: 1) 30% gross area increase 2) 41% net area increase 3) 80% existing steel reused 4) Structural embodied carbon figures (A1-A5) of 89kgCO₂/m². For context, the 'Business as usual' low-carbon approach of new steel and timber hybrid was nearer to 150kgCO₂/m² for the same area gains. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gbsVP4dv Stephen Dorer, Deconstruct (UK) Ltd