Blue Coast Capital has gained consent for a new nine-storey office block opposite Shoreditch High Street overground station, E1.
The Morris + Company-designed building will provide 150,000 sq ft of workspace, around 10% of which will be affordable. It will also include 2,500 sq ft of retail, 11,000 sq ft of external amenity space and a large roof terrace which all tenants will be able to use for events.
The scheme, which is partly modelled on the warehouses which traditionally populated the neighbourhood, will feature a redbrick finish and angular window design, as well as trees and garden terraces part way up.
It is set for completion in summer 2024.
John Stacey, managing director of UK real estate at Blue Coast Capital, said the scheme would be “a best-in-class office development at a time when occupiers are actively seeking highly sustainable workspace”.
“The flexible design approach will ensure that the building can adapt and respond to evolving working patterns in the city for years to come,” he added.
The project is targeting ESG ratings of BREEAM Outstanding, WELL Building Platinum, and WiredScore Platinum. After achieving a 48% reduction in CO2 emissions at the planning stage, the next design stage will focus on becoming fossil fuel-free to support the aspiration for the building to achieve net zero carbon status.
Mario Barrientos, project associate at Morris + Company, said: “Our ambition for the Huntingdon Estate is to realise a structure which echoes the legacy of what makes Shoreditch so special. The project is enriched by layers of complexity, developed through consultation, engagement, research and programme.
“As with many other buildings which make up the local streetscape, our desire is that the Huntingdon Estate will be celebrated not for its architecture alone, but for the cultural and programmatic contribution this project makes to Shoreditch now, and for many generations to follow.”
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