{"id":737908,"date":"2024-04-16T15:21:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T14:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/?p=737908"},"modified":"2024-04-22T09:24:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T08:24:30","slug":"case-study-gateway-west-by-gort-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/specification\/case-study-gateway-west-by-gort-scott","title":{"rendered":"Case study: Gateway West by Gort Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gateway West is part of an ambitious redevelopment programme that is transforming White City into a creative industries hub. Our four-storey workspace building is compact but maintains an assertive presence on a prominent corner location. It sits alongside Gateway Central, designed by Allies and Morrison, which led the masterplan of the wider Gateway site.<\/p>\n

Gateway West mediates between two distinct urban contexts. While it was born of White City Place, an emerging and evolving creative campus mostly articulated in metal and glass, its sculpted masonry fa\u00e7ades draw inspiration from nearby mid-20th century residential blocks. The splayed entrance fa\u00e7ade overlooks a new central landscape, creating a characterful focal point. As well as providing healthy and attractive work spaces, Gateway West also fulfils a wider civic role, with a compact \u2018kiosk\u2019 space on a key street corner designed as an affordable community space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gateway West has been certified BREEAM Outstanding. A comprehensive sustainability strategy incorporates passive design principles (including high thermal performance fa\u00e7ades and natural ventilation) with a rooftop PV array and low-energy heating and cooling to reduce operational carbon. A green roof supports local biodiversity and alleviates surface run-off. Servicing is combined with Gateway Central in order to minimise vehicle movements and maximise the public realm.
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Project data
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Start on site <\/b>April 2021
\nCompletion <\/b>August 2022
\nGross internal floor area <\/b>3,541m\u00b2
\nConstruction cost <\/b>\u00a312 million
\nArchitect <\/b>Gort Scott
\nMasterplan architect<\/b> Allies and Morrison
\nClient <\/b>Whitewood Gateway Central GP
\nDevelopment manager<\/b> Stanhope
\nStructural engineer<\/b> AKT II
\nM&E consultant<\/b> Sweco
\nLandscape architect<\/b> HED
\nPlanning consultant<\/b> Gerald Eve
\nQuantity surveyor<\/b> Deloitte
\nMain contractor<\/b> Sir Robert McAlpine
\nPredicted design life<\/b> 60 years
\nOperational carbon <\/b>1,390 kgCO2<\/sub><\/span>\/m2<\/sup> (module B6)
\n<\/sup>Embodied (upfront) carbon <\/b>681 kgCO2<\/sub><\/span>\/m2<\/sup> (modules A1-A5)
\n<\/sup>Life-cycle embodied carbon <\/b>1,212 kgCO2<\/sub><\/span>\/m2<\/sup> (modules A-C, excluding B6\/B7)
\n<\/sup>Whole-life carbon <\/b>2,605 kgCO2<\/sub><\/span>\/m2<\/sup> (modules A-C, excluding B6\/B7)<\/p>\n

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Architect\u2019s choices<\/b><\/h3>\n

Fa\u00e7ades are sculpted in brick, precast concrete and ceramic, monolithic in appearance with a subtle but palpable visual and tactile character. Materials were chosen for their relationship to the existing context and with durability in mind. Mottled colours of brick were selected, with an irregular texture, articulated in a rich mix of brick bonds, which lends a muted complexity to each elevation. Precast concrete elements such as sills, corbels and copings have been cast with a dark pigment and coloured aggregate to complement brickwork tones. A deep red satin finish to glazed terracotta elements and powder-coated metalwork to windows and doors, complement the ensemble.
\n<\/span>Dominic Dudley, architect, Gort Scott<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Specification<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

While it is modern in its premise, Gateway West has been handcrafted in its delivery. The building\u2019s monolithic solidity viewed from a distance becomes more intriguing on closer inspection, with irregular layered planes and a variety of brick bonds breaking up the mass. The building has been conceived like a rock or keep, with a heavy, grounded base rising through a middle wall with punched openings towards a more open set of castellated brick piers at the top.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The large circular windows reference Louis Kahn\u2019s Indian Institute of Management in Ahmadabad and are set within asymmetric gables with muted flourishes. Rich planting around the base is a critical element of the scheme: it works to bring the assembly together while softening the building\u2019s presence and helps to frame a new green pedestrian route.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Long life, loose fit principles have driven our design, creating a building that is flexible, adaptable and sustainable. The open floor plates can be easily subdivided to meet the needs of single or multiple occupants, thanks to an efficient and lean concrete frame, and elements such as balustrades and plant enclosure can be readily disassembled if necessary.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Exposed services make for easier maintenance and contribute to the building\u2019s strong industrial aesthetic.
\n<\/span>Dominic Dudley, architect, Gort Scott<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Selected products<\/b><\/h3>\n

Brickwork
\n<\/b>ABC Klinker
\nF\u00f6hr Lava
\nEnvelope
\nabc-klinker.de<\/a>
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Pigmented precast concrete
\n<\/b>Evans Concrete
\nBespoke precast mix with dark blue pigment, red aggregate, polished and acid-etched finishes
\nEnvelope cladding, sills, corbels, copings
\nevansconcrete.co.uk<\/a>
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Terracotta
\n<\/b>NBK
\nTerrart Shingle glazed RAL 3007
\nSecond and third floors
\nnbkterracotta.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Windows<\/strong>
\nKawneer
\nPPC finish Interpon D2525, RAL 3007 Satin; Glazing Guardian Extra Clear SNX 60, SN 75
\nAll floors
\nkawneer.de<\/a>
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Curtain walling
\n<\/b>Kawneer
\nPPC Finish Interpon D2525 RAL 3007 Satin; Glazing Guardian Extra Clear SNX 60, SN 75
\nGround floor main entrance, kiosk
\nUpper floor circular windows
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Gateway West is part of an ambitious redevelopment programme that is transforming White City into a creative industries hub. Our four-storey workspace building is compact but maintains an assertive presence on a prominent corner location. It sits alongside Gateway Central, designed by Allies and Morrison, which led the masterplan of the wider Gateway site. 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