469 Bethnal Green RD

Designed with integrity, led by sustainability and an imperative to prioritise refurbishment over redevelopment. The reuse of the existing building will reduce carbon in construction while passive architecture detailing will help to lower the buildings energy in operation, creating an exemplar of environmental sustainability. Achieved through collaboration, the development and extension of the former 1970s textile workshop draws on the buildings spatial and material qualities, retaining the masonry-clad steel frame and doubling its form with a new lightweight three-story extension. The building will provide a new, low-energy and materially rich office space, of a quality unmatched elsewhere in Bethnal Green. The sensitive and generous transformation marks the beginning of a new chapter which will elevate the robust three storey masonry building into an architectural masterpiece in the heart of East London. Built to endure.