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Clifford Street
Clifford Street
London, United Kingdom
Project Featured on Aug 17, 2016
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Clifford Street
London, United Kingdom
Project Featured on Aug 17, 2016
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2014
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
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The London office of international lawyers Brown Rudnick occupy three buildings in Mayfair’s Clifford Street centred around the grade 2* listed Georgian townhouse at no. 8 which also has a recent office extension to the rear of the original house with no.s 7 and 9 being modern office buildings behind reproduction facades following bomb damage during WW2. No. 8 was once the home of Thomas Walker, Surveyor General of Crown Lands, and housed his extensive collection of paintings including a number by the Dutch and Italian masters. The most renowned feature in the property is the oil mural painted on the walls of the entrance hall and first floor around the original stone staircase.
Brady Mallalieu Architects have been carrying out the phased internal refurbishment and space planning of the offices, amounting in all to around 3,000 sq m of floor space, since 2012 and are currently completing the 4th phase of the work in no. 7 Clifford Street.
Atrium Phase
No. 8 had been extended to the rear with a modern office building and the glass roofed atrium connects the two parts at the centre of the plan. Brown Rudnick use the space for seminars and larger group meetings as well as for hospitality events and social gatherings. All these uses were being compromised by very poor acoustics in the room, the hard, reflective surfaces causing harsh reverberation problems. The space also required a more direct access to the main reception for public functions as the previous route was through a service corridor area.
The sound issue was tackled by panelling the walls with an acoustic timber batten system and the access issue was tackled by installing the steel, black and white spiral stair from ground floor down to Atrium level which also adds a sculptural feature to the room. The top of the wall panelling creates a strong horizontal datum around the room at ground floor level that we didn’t want broken by the balustrade of the stair. For this reason the section of the balustrade above floor level is made with glass which continues the curving form of the steel balustrade below.
Brady Mallalieu Architects have been carrying out the phased internal refurbishment and space planning of the offices, amounting in all to around 3,000 sq m of floor space, since 2012 and are currently completing the 4th phase of the work in no. 7 Clifford Street.
Atrium Phase
No. 8 had been extended to the rear with a modern office building and the glass roofed atrium connects the two parts at the centre of the plan. Brown Rudnick use the space for seminars and larger group meetings as well as for hospitality events and social gatherings. All these uses were being compromised by very poor acoustics in the room, the hard, reflective surfaces causing harsh reverberation problems. The space also required a more direct access to the main reception for public functions as the previous route was through a service corridor area.
The sound issue was tackled by panelling the walls with an acoustic timber batten system and the access issue was tackled by installing the steel, black and white spiral stair from ground floor down to Atrium level which also adds a sculptural feature to the room. The top of the wall panelling creates a strong horizontal datum around the room at ground floor level that we didn’t want broken by the balustrade of the stair. For this reason the section of the balustrade above floor level is made with glass which continues the curving form of the steel balustrade below.
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