Devised by architect Renzo Piano, Central
Saint Giles has been attracting attention ever
since its glazed ceramic facades began to
appear in 2009. Now the development’s 13
façades have been covered with ceramic tiles
in bright shades of red, orange, yellow and
green
Central Saint Giles is a 14 storey dense
complex, providing 400,000 sq ft net of office,
retail and residential space on a constrained
site in the West End. The transparent ground
level of the building adds a feeling of
permeability at street level which allows
passers-by to see through and into the site,
which is linked into its surrounds by five
pedestrian entrances leading into a new public
piazza.
Lytag® LWA was utilised in the readymixed concrete for the composite floor slabs. This resulted in a reduction of the concrete weight by approximately 25% when comparing to standard weight concrete.
The scheme has achieved a BREEAM"Excellent" rating, as well as a Very Good EcoHomes rating. Lytag® LWA, (a wholly manufactured aggregate, made from a waste stream) helped in the projects achievements.
Lytag® LWA was utilised in the readymixed concrete for the composite floor slabs. This resulted in a reduction of the concrete weight by approximately 25% when comparing to standard weight concrete.
The scheme has achieved a BREEAM"Excellent" rating, as well as a Very Good EcoHomes rating. Lytag® LWA, (a wholly manufactured aggregate, made from a waste stream) helped in the projects achievements.
