Bateman’s Row by Theis + Khan Architects
Theis + Khan Architects have designed a new building for themselves in East London.
Full description after the photos…
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Bateman’s Row by Theis + Khan Architects
Designed by and for Theis and Khan, the scheme is a highly contemporary, yet contextual building that maximises accommodation for both commercial and residential units at a tight site in a popular part of East London. It provides several lettable units – making the scheme viable from the start – and is an architects office and family home at its top complete with a green roof, providing stunning views of the city.
The scheme maximises space and light by climbing vertically in distinct phases over five floors, introducing wide expanses of flush-fixed glazing and a contemporary smooth finish that alternates with rough and robust edges at the ground that respond to its industrial origins and local setting. The internally exposed concrete structure acts as a thermal store, combined with a highly insulated envelope and natural ventilation. Solar panels supplement hot water provision.
The building has been awarded an RIBA London Award 2010 and RIBA London Building of the Year Award 2010.
Visit the website of Theis + Khan Architects – here.
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Arka on 30 May 2010 at 2:00 pm #
This scheeme has some interesting maneuvers. Specially enjoyable the brick work and the various proportions of the openings in the different levels and the diagonal staircase element. The terraces are perhaps imported tendencies from warmer countries.
In the future and now thay they have reached this level and point in their Architectural carreer, I would like to see a less formal work designed for and by them. I am refering perhaps to a vacational house, or to appeal to the the imagination and the poetry, or to social issues and the public realm. More provoquing work, more experimental, more intuitive, less conventional, less controlled or rational, less pretensious, less predictable. At that point is when the invention of the Architecture begins, as it challenges the already existing pre-conceptions… Going beyon that point would mean a point of inflection, the point of no returning, the oppening of pandora box!
Interesting works in their web-page.