Link House, Farringdon Office Building, Interior Design, Refurbishment Project, Architecture Images
Link House in Farringdon
Commercial Building Refurbishment Project in London ? design by Gibson Thornley, Architects
14 Mar 2018
Link House
Architects: Gibson Thornley
Link House

Emerging practice Gibson Thornley has achieved planning permission for the remodeling and extension of an existing office building in the Charterhouse Square Conservation Area, located in the heart of Farringdon, London. Link House will provide 14,500 sq ft of contemporary workspace, bringing the project up to the standards expected for central London office provision.

The architects have proposed the retention of the existing concrete frame but will remodel the entire façade with large windows arranged in a clear, rational grid of three bays, bringing light deep into the floorplates. The exterior will be faced with a dark grey mottled brick, with deep recesses around the glazing designed to provide a rhythm of light and shadow across the street-facing façade.
A new ground level is formed around better connections at street level, creating a more animated frontage. The passageway that leads to the rear courtyard has been cut out of one of the proposed bays, forming a more attractive entrance sequence that ties in with the overall building design. As you move up the block, each floorplate has been reorganized to make better connections between the front and rear portions of the building. A n...