Bloomsbury Way is nearing completion. The fit out of the office floors is continuing, and is almost complete, whilst works to the ninth floor, roof terrace and main ground floor reception space are getting underway.
Completion is due September 2014.
Photographer’s credit: Luke Hayes
The 2014 JLL Property Triathlon was held on a very sunny 4th July; for the US it was their Independence Day, but for us six BGY teammates, it was our day to take on this fantastic challenge. The event was held in the beautiful location of Dorney Lake in Windsor. With some pre-race worries about the weather conditions we happily arrived on Friday morning, sunglasses on, and bathed in the warm sunshine.
Once the BGY Bullets and BGY Flyers registered and collected our race chips, we headed to the largest transition zone I had ever seen. Placed just outside the spectacular setting of the Dorney Lake Clubhouse, it accommodated thousands of bikes. The day’s event consisted of a 750m swim, followed by a 21km bike ride, and finished off with a 5km run for the two BGY teams taking part.
With the bikes racked, the BGY six headed to the start area, fashioning the brand new BGY kit. The two Irish champs, Conor and Eoin, took on the swim after weeks of training in a London lido. Before we knew it they were in, swimming straight into clean water, narrowly missing being kicked and punched by the masses. They powered around the course and came out in a great time.
This released the team’s cyclists, Justin and myself. Justin was out of the blocks early, followed a couple of minutes later by myself. Foot to the peddle, we flew off the line, over taking as we puffed around the four lap course. After figuring out the course on lap one, we both pushed on the next three, fighting the acres and gaining speed.
Moving from bike to run smoothly, Liam and Joe headed out for their two laps of the course. The boys went off at a great pace and before we caught our breath from the cycle, Liam was back! We saw Joe approach not long after. With the finish line in sight, we screamed him home. On Joe’s completion, Liam realised that he had completed one lap, instead of the two. So unfortunately, after already crossing the finish line, the BGY Bullets had to abstain with a great time of 1.04. The BGY flyers finished the Triathlon in 1.16, coming in a fantastic 52nd out of all 400 teams.
Overall, the Property Triathlon was a great day and an amazing event for the BGY teams! We look forward to the next sporting challenge…
Words by Paul Motley – Architect.
Ascott International asked BuckleyGrayYeoman to transform the interior spaces of a remarkable early 20th century building in the heart of Paris to create this boutique 5 star Apart’hotel.
Located just minutes from the Louvre Museum, this boutique serviced residence consists of 51 luxurious one-bedroom and studio apartments over 7 floors. Custom-made furniture and furnishings were created specifically for the interiors whilst retaining the building’s period features.
Guests enter Citadines Suites Louvre through a dramatic double-height lobby space. A large skylight frames views of the atrium overhead, creating a light-filled, open space to welcome guests. Notable design features, including the restored floor mosaic and modern laser-cut metal ceiling, create a space were craftsmanship and contemporary design meet.
The design of Citadines Suites Louvre creates a ‘home from home’ feel through an acute attention to detail. The apartments are fitted with bespoke hand-tuffed rugs, solid plaster relief wallpaper and oak parquet flooring, giving the feel of a luxury Parisian residence.
The newly completed Citadines Suites Louvre has recently been long listed in the Hotels category of the World Interiors News Awards 2014. The full long list is available to view here.
BuckleyGrayYeoman are proud to announce that we have had three projects shortlisted in the New London Awards 2014!
Fingers crossed for the Awards Lunch next month where the winners will be announced.
Click here to view the full shortlist.
Conservation & Retrofit | The Buckley Building for Derwent London
Photographer’s credit: Hufton + Crow
Office Interiors | The Black & White Building for The Office Group
Photographer’s credit: Luke Hayes
Education | Channing School
Designer Choices
BuckleyGrayYeoman Associate, Jacqueline Senior has been featured in the June 2014 issue of FX Magazine in a special ‘Focus on Flooring’ article. Jacqueline discusses the bespoke design for The Buckley Building in Clerkenwell.
‘Due to the angled geometry of the building at the main entrance, the incorporation of a conventional matwell proved a challenge. A bespoke design was conceived, based on the tactile paving found at pedestrian crossings, to form a series of matwell discs. This was developed with Intramatting Systems to provide customised stainless steel grommets within which to secure the entrance matting discs, which sit in core-drilled holes in the floor…a simple yet very elegant flooring solution.’
Photography by Hufton + Crow
Last night was an exciting night for Buckley Gray Yeoman – it was AJ100 night and RICS Awards night.
Buckley Building was shortlisted in the Commercial category in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) London Awards. At the AJ100 awards night, Buckley Gray Yeoman were to find their position in the AJ100 and were shortlisted for the first time in the AJ100 Clients’ Choice Award.
Buckley Gray Yeoman are proud to announce Buckley Building won the RICS award – see the below proud photo of Paul White with Benjamin Lesser and John Turner from Derwent London. This is a second award for the highly acclaimed building for Derwent London. In 2013 the building was awarded an Architect’s Journal Retrofit Award. Click here to see more about the Buckley Building.
Meanwhile over at the AJ100 night, Buckley Gray Yeoman jumped a massive 17 places from 81 to 64! Quite a jump! See the below write up in the current AJ100 edition of The Architect’s Journal:
‘It has been a stellar year for BuckleyGrayYeoman, which has shot up 17 places to 64 in the AJ100 rankings and was shortlisted for the Clients’ Choice award. The practice’s decision to ‘neither specialise nor have a house style’ appears to be paying off. Beginning this year with a restructure, the Shoreditch-based practice created four new associate directors and six associates. Enjoying significant growth during the past six months, the practice is moving into new sectors and has a number of larger-sized projects coming through its doors.
Last year it completed the highly acclaimed Buckley Building in Clerkenwell for Derwent London, a refurbishment of a former 1930s factory building that picked up an award at the 2013 AJ Retrofit Awards. In the coming year the practice plans to develop its projects in the education and retail sectors after picking up work for a number of high-profile design-led retail brands.’
The Architect’s Journal, 23rd May 2014
RICS Award Winner Buckley Building, Clerkenwell
RICS Awards night – Paul White with Benjamin Lesser and John Turner from Derwent London
Silicon Folly
Clerkenwell Road | 20th – 22nd May
Icon magazine has invited Buckley Gray Yeoman to rethink the eyesore that is Old Street roundabout. Our design is displayed on a plinth along Clerkenwell Road opposite the Vitra showroom throughout the 3 day festival.
As the centre of London’s new silicon economy, everyone knows that Old Street roundabout is going places. If nothing else, it is a development site with huge potential in a prime slice of real-estate.
Recent schemes have sought to capitalise on this potential with proposals for new road networks, events spaces and even towers to be built here.
That’s fine. The site will be regenerated and the roundabout will – one day – be lovely.
But is there something we can do right now?
Our proposal for Old Street roundabout looks to play with the existing structures and constraints, and offer something which can be implemented immediately! A pop-up folly which heightens the presence of the roundabout and forms a bold new focal point for the junction.
It won’t change the world. But it will look great. For the meantime anyway.
Hermes at Palazzo Serbelloni | Source: Francois Lacour
Kartell
Wegner & Paul Smith
Museo Bagatti Valsecchi | Source: Nick Hughes
Design Pilgrims flock to Milan in April to the worlds most important design fair, the Salone del Mobile 2014. The event this year inhabits more areas of the city than ever before from the Rho Fairgrounds, to Brera and Milan’s central design district. And this year fashion designers are getting in on the act in a big way!
The organised designer started planning their trip months ago… I like to fly by the seat of my pants so my whirlwind weekend in Milan was organised within 24 hours notice. Thank goodness I got some good insider tips when I arrived.
At the Rho Fairground there was hall after hall of design houses to explore. The impact of the global financial crisis can still, in the furniture industry and perhaps as a result of these big manufacturers, seem to focus on reinterpreting classic pieces often in collaboration with fashion, think Paul Smith & Hans Wegner, or the use of a star designer for built-in cache, Patricia Urquiola & Moroso or the Bouroullec brothers & Mattiazzi.
Outside the Fairground, the exhibition is scattered amongst sites and shops all over town with locals and visitors alike wandering the streets to enjoy the sunshine, prosecco and design.
This fertilization through the whole city allows the visitor a rare opportunity to see inside the hidden gems of Milan’s buildings. The city can sometimes seem closed and austere, so the chance to see some of the beauty hidden behind the walls and inside the gates is not to be missed!
This year’s highlight for me was Hermès ‘Home Universe’ exhibition at the spectacular late 18th-century Palazzo Serbelloni. It housed the new lighting collection by Hermès, and at the entrance a wonderful Pierre Marie fabric ‘Jardin D’Osier Imprimé’ was used to create a ‘living wall’ inside the gallery.
The other stand out building was the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi, which hosted the ‘Untold’ exhibition curated by Rossana Orlandi.
Oh and last but not least, it appears that the trends across the board from the Fairground include, velvet, vintage lighting, sideboards and a mid-century mood, with blue, red and mustard being the standout colours.
Jacqueline Senior
Associate – Buckley Gray Yeoman
April 2014
Our ‘pop-up’ office space, The Black & White Building, has been featured in Design Exchange magazine’s first edition of 2014. The refurbishment of The Black & White Building makes a significant improvement to Rivington Street, creating a highly recognisable landmark building that embodies the new ambition of the Shoreditch area.
Buckley Gray Yeoman architects Amr Assaad and Claire Osborne are photographed in front of the finished building. Amr Assaad explains,
`The Black & White Building provides comfortable, flexible office space in a building brimming with historic industrial character. Our refurbishment put a contemporary twist on the existing building. We retained and emphasised the best of the original fabric and made that the starting point for a stylish interior fit-out that celebrates the edgy character and energy of Shoreditch.’
The model of Buckley Gray Yeoman’s design for a 20-storey student accommodation building on Commercial Road has been featured in ‘London’s Growing Up!’, a new exhibition at the NLA. Running until 12th June, the exhibition explores the growth of tall building construction in London.
Currently on site, Buckley Gray Yeoman’s contemporary design will become a landmark building on Commercial Road, made up of 485 student rooms, lecture rooms, a cafe, communal areas, lounges and back of house spaces. Completion is expected in Summer 2015.
Model made by Unit Twenty Two modelmakers http://www.unit22.co.uk
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