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Thames Tower
Reading, United Kingdom
The re-engineering of Thames Tower has created a new prized landmark for Reading. From a weary, obsolete 1970s office block it has been reinvigorated into a vibrant, contemporary workspace, attracting progressive companies looking for uplifting and thought-provoking premises.
Inspired by Louis Sullivan's Guaranty Building in New York, the existing edifice was stripped back to its concrete frame and reclad in high-quality terracotta, which takes cues from the surrounding Victorian red brick buildings. The final result is a striking skyscraper which blends seamlessly into its urban context.
The decision to opt for a refurbishment was influenced by the aspiration to sustainably reduce its embodied energy. The floorplates have been extended and four floors added, creating an additional 5,767sqm of net internal space, without altering the building's footprint.
This provided considerable structural challenges, overcome by the introduction of new steel columns, strengthening the existing columns and the use of composite cellular beams in the upper floors, helping to keep the weight of the steel to a minimum.
The ground floor double height reception area houses 715sqm of co-working space, retail and other amenity space creating an enticing and elegant first impression. Externally a double height colonnade provides additional presence at street level.
Thames Tower has been designed to be occupier friendly, offering flexible tenant fit-out options, which enables tenants to change the layout of their space as their businesses evolve.
At the top of the building the 267sqm communal, co-working space, "The Roost", offers stunning views and is designed to feel like a stylish members' club, enabling occupiers to utilise the space to meet, socialise, work away from their desks and host a range of events.
To date, the tower is giving the Reading office market a new impetus, with one newspaper claiming it has put Reading back on the map.
Inspired by Louis Sullivan's Guaranty Building in New York, the existing edifice was stripped back to its concrete frame and reclad in high-quality terracotta, which takes cues from the surrounding Victorian red brick buildings. The final result is a striking skyscraper which blends seamlessly into its urban context.
The decision to opt for a refurbishment was influenced by the aspiration to sustainably reduce its embodied energy. The floorplates have been extended and four floors added, creating an additional 5,767sqm of net internal space, without altering the building's footprint.
This provided considerable structural challenges, overcome by the introduction of new steel columns, strengthening the existing columns and the use of composite cellular beams in the upper floors, helping to keep the weight of the steel to a minimum.
The ground floor double height reception area houses 715sqm of co-working space, retail and other amenity space creating an enticing and elegant first impression. Externally a double height colonnade provides additional presence at street level.
Thames Tower has been designed to be occupier friendly, offering flexible tenant fit-out options, which enables tenants to change the layout of their space as their businesses evolve.
At the top of the building the 267sqm communal, co-working space, "The Roost", offers stunning views and is designed to feel like a stylish members' club, enabling occupiers to utilise the space to meet, socialise, work away from their desks and host a range of events.
To date, the tower is giving the Reading office market a new impetus, with one newspaper claiming it has put Reading back on the map.
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