Seifert designed 1 Kemble Street, then
called Space House, in a drum shape to
reduce the lateral forces that can stress a
slab-like block thus reducing the engineering
requirements and cutting the cost of
construction.
Seifert originally designed the building to be
a proper tower almost twice as high that
would have served as a luxury hotel, but
objections from Camden Council saw it
reduced in height to what has been built
today.
Defining the look of 1 Kemble Street are the
pre-cast concrete panels that clad the
building, much in the same way as Seifert
and Oldham Estate approached Centre Point.
Seifert's signature Y-beams are also highly
visible around the base of the building.
Each of the modelled concrete cruciform units is cross shaped and has a dimension of exactly ten feet in width and height and 3 feet in depth. Looking closely at the facade clearly reveals the grid of the building.
Companies
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