1-2 Broadgate

1-2 Broadgate is a landmark mixed-use development that will provide flexible accommodation for office, retail, leisure and food and beverage uses. The development will play a pivotal role in the vision to diversify the Broadgate campus and create a world-class destination in one of the best-connected locations in central London. In plan, the proposed building footprint maintains the principles and geometry of the original Broadgate masterplan by framing the public space around Broadgate Circle, formally addressing Finsbury Avenue Square to the north, and clearly defining the north-south pedestrian axis along Finsbury Avenue. Covered retail arcades at lower ground and upper ground levels create significant new pedestrian routes through the site and across the campus, substantially improving permeability and accessibility with direct connections through to Liverpool Street Station. The four lower levels provide 150,000 square feet of retail space, with 375,000 square feet of new office space arranged over ten levels above. The massing and articulation help to break down the perceived scale of the building, particularly when viewed from street level. Lower level volumes pull apart to create entrances and retail arcades through the building whilst also defining its pedestrian edges. Upper level volumes step back to create generous terraces and balconies, providing a total of 45,000 square feet of amenity and green space for users of the building. The building envelope has been developed around a kit of parts, applied in response to building uses, floor level, orientation and envelope performance requirements, allowing the building to adapt and respond to future needs. Extruded metal fins on the façade are coloured to express the building’s stacked volumes, using earthy and autumnal colours sampled from the buildings in the surrounding area.