Roger Preston & Partners : examples of our work

Tall Buildings

Commerzbank HQ, Frankfurt

This 53 storey, 300m high building comprises three 12 storey office 'villages,' each having three 4 storey 'sky gardens,' all of which are linked vertically by a central atrium. The atrium is separated horizontally every 12 storeys at the 'village' boundaries to limit stack pressures and smoke spread. Gardens, atria and perimeter offices have openable windows. Roger Preston & Partners conducted a comprehensive climatic analysis, thermal modelling and comfort assessment. The garden and cladding designs were analysed for optimum results and used in subsequent computer modelling. Exceptionally good facade performance was achieved. The viability of using mixed mode ventilation was assessed. An estimated 10% reduction in cooling capacity has been achieved with energy cost savings of approximately 50% compared with a fully air conditioned high rise building.
Features:
	Bank, dealer floor
	Mixed mode environmental control: natural ventilation to offices with air conditioning by chilled ceilings for extreme conditions
	Naturally ventilated 12 storey atria
	Auditorium / conference theatre for approx. 250 people
	'Klima Facade' high performance facade
	Very low energy building enabling negotiation of significant planning concessions
	Energy usage is a third of that currently used by a comparable building in Frankfurt

Warsaw Trade Tower, Poland

Client:	Daepol (subsidiary of Daewoo Corporation)
Architect:	RTKL / MHW Corporation
Size:	55,000m² / 591,800ft² gross

The Company has been appointed to carry out a full design of all M&E services. The office building will be 184m making it the tallest commercial development in Poland
Features:
	43 storey above ground, 3 levels underground
	Ventilation based on VAV system
	High speed elevators (7.2m/s)
	Compact and efficient floor plate (approx - 1000m²) built around central core
	Rapid construction (16 months from start on site)

Vauxhall Tower, London

This project is an environmentally responsible 50 storey, 180m high rise residential tower. The building has 207 luxury apartments on the south side of the River Thames with views over central London.
Features:
	London aquifer used as heat sink for heat pumps
	Vertical wind turbine on the top of the tower powers common areas lighting
	Mixed mode natural ventilation / comfort cooling
	Triple glazed ventilated facade
	Winter Gardens

Examples

51 Lime Street, London

BT Tower, Sydney

Century Tower, Tokyo

Daewoo, Seoul, Korea

HSBC HQ, Hong Kong

Millennium Tower, London, UK

Millharbour, London

Norton Folgate, London

Ropemaker Place, London