Frog's-eye view of the bronze-coloured metal façade of the Principal Place Commercial office building in London with windows and grilles

metal façade for an office building

principal place commercial clad in dark bronze metal

Situated between the City of London and the trendy Shoreditch area, this modern 15-storey office building features a bronze-coloured metal façade that pays homage to Shoreditch’s industrial heritage with its anodised finish and large glass panels. 

 

metal façade of the highest quality

To ensure that the metal façade presents a consistent appearance, particularly high quality standards were maintained to guarantee a uniformly smooth surface finish throughout. The multi-layered façade units also meet all requirements for an energy-efficient and high-performance building envelope.

Façade type
ISOshade®
Client
Principal Place S.à.r.l. (Brookfield)
Contractor
Multiplex Construction Europe Limited
Architect
Foster + Partners
Awards

BREEAM Excellent

ActiveScore Platinum

 

Corner view from below of the bronze-coloured metal façade with façade elements from seele
The Principal Place Commercial with the adjoining residential building with a lively forecourt and two neighbouring buildings and a canopy in Shoreditch
Blue sky over the atrium of Principal Place Commercial with its atrium metal façade including windows in the inner courtyard
Detailed view of the metal façade of Principal Place Commercial with windows and grilles
Assembly of the façade elements and installation of the glass panes in the metal frames at seele's factory for Principal Place Commercial

combination of metal and closed cavity façade (ccf)

On the top floor of the office building, seele uses Closed Cavity Façade (CCF) elements measuring up to 7.5 x 4.2 m. The innovative system of unitised façades from seele enables continuous air exchange and pressure equalisation in the cavity. CCF is based on thermodynamic laws and prevents condensation without additional external ventilation.


seele has optimised the CCF to create the ISOshade® system solution and sets new standards for high-performance and energy-efficient double-skin metal façades.

metal façade with integrated sunshading

The unitised elements of the Principal Place Commercial metal façade and ISOshade® both utilise the cavity to integrate solar shading to enhance interior comfort while preserving the minimalist design of the impressive metal façade.

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Unitised façades — stairwell façade in glass — atrium façade — steel-and-glass atrium roofs — metal cladding for soffits, columns and staircase walls

28,000 sqm
entire façade
14,950 sqm
office façade
5,200 sqm
atrium façade
1,450 sqm
ccf with 7.5 x 4.2 m unit size
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