145 City Road

London, UK

This is a landmark mixed use scheme in the heart of ‘Tech City’ in the London Borough of Hackney. The project comprises two buildings – an iconic 40-storey residential tower and a nine storey (7,500m²) office building in addition to a series of public spaces.

The development responds to the area’s needs by replacing existing commercial provision with new housing. All 302 private and affordable apartments are dual-aspect and have balconies, with the upper units able to access private roof terraces. The building contains an extensive range of amenities for residents including a gym, pool, cafe and children’s play areas. Over 35% of the footprint is set aside as public space. A generous piazza between the two buildings forms a new pedestrian link, with a mix of shops and cafes at the base of both buildings that creates a lively, vibrant place for people to live, work and socialise.

ChapmanBDSP have been appointed as MEP consultants to take the scheme from RIBA Stage C (Concept Design) through to completion. In the residential tower our designs are based upon 20 different apartment sizes / configurations which will meet Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4. In the commercial office building, we are taking the design to Cat A fit out, targeting a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.