Sustainable design: Net Zero Carbon refurbishment.
knew exactly what she wanted from her own space and it wasn’t a homogeneous desk rental.Previously she had been working out of a converted whisky distillery in the US city of Boston, so she wanted something that would stand out from the crowd.
On arriving in London, she looked at a lot of other potential office suitors and found they were mostly ‘a bit shabby.’ However, as soon as she saw the GWS space she was blown away by the quality of the build and its finish.. She particularly liked how all of the studios were completely customisable, so she was able to bring her own vision into how her space would look, but ‘as soon as you step outside, you get to be part of someone else’s bigger vision,’ she says, gesturing up to the large atrium and studios above.‘That is so cool.’ She was also attracted to being part of a wider community of artists and designers.‘It’s so motivating to look out and see people grinding away - everyone here works so hard.’ She’s right.
As you walk around the central space there are models clad in towelling robes waiting to shoot Orlebar Brown’s latest swimwear campaign.Then there are the chalked-up notice boards advertising jewellery designer, Daisy’s latest sample sale.
It’s a hive of creative activity.
‘You just wouldn’t get this type of inspiration if you were working out of a shed in your garden,’ McLane says, and as if to substantiate her claim, there’s a gruff bark from Wilma, a minuscule, wire-haired dachshund and GWS favourite who has entered the central area.Managing condensation.
The spaces between heated, humid, pool halls and cooled gyms, or external areas, are particularly challenging.Condensation can cause staining or mould growth on the building fabric, and saturate insulation layers, degrading their performance.
There are also health and safety risks from mould spores or people slipping on surface water.Working closely with Grahams, MSL and Saunders Boston, Bryden Wood used AnTherm software along with finite difference numerical modelling, building thermal modelling and probabilistic weather data, to assess condensation risk.