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TALLEST
RESIDENTIAL TOWER IN EUROPE
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1 September 2005
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Roger Preston & Partners has been appointed by The Beetham
Organization Ltd as building services design consultants for
this landmark project at 1 Blackfriars Road, London. Duties
include developing a detailed Energy Strategy for the planning
submission.
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client’s objectives are to create a prestigious
new development that maximises views over London and is
both sustainable and commercially viable.
The Ian Simpson Architects designed 97,000 sq m, 226 metre
tower will be the tallest living space in Europe with
a public viewing gallery on the top 3 floors, restaurants
health club and swimming pool occupy the larger floorplates
in the centre of the building. The lower floors are given
to a 5 star deluxe hotel.
A super-efficient envelope in conjunction with combined
heat and power and renewable energy systems will reduce
carbon emissions to well below the target anticipated
for the 2006 Part L regulations.
Preliminary BREEAM and EcoHomes assessments indicate a
possible Excellent rating.
The London Aquifer coupled with heat pumps will act as
a heat sink for the hotel and apartments' heating and
cooling systems.
Combined heat and power plant will support an energy centre
serving all components of the development.
The sustainability strategy has required extensive thermal
simulation of the building using state-of-the-art software
and a detailed analysis of renewable energy systems.
A slender tower of this height places challenging demands
on minimising lift shaft space take, particularly as the
building is mixed use; each use requiring a dedicated
lift service.
A number of lifting strategies were considered during
design development, including the use of the recently
emerging Twin® lift system. The selected system employs
4 dedicated passengers lifts serving the hotel (along
with dedicated goods service lifts) and 3 dedicated lifts
serving the residential accommodation. The Sky Deck located
at levels 67-69, is served by a high-speed shuttle lift
capable of moving up to 300 people/hr at 6m/s.
In total, there are over 30 lifts for the scheme, ranging
from the bespoke high-speed shuttle lifts through to two
32 tonne lorry lifts.
A modular stacked plant design has reduced plant areas
and maximized saleable floor area.
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