MTL Butterfield
Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
Flexible business space is provided within this elegant, two-storey building.
The building has a steel frame with facades clad in three materials glass, solid panels and perforated sheets. For the office component the building is clear and transparent, whilst for the manufacturing element the building is more enclosed with the space primarily lit from above.
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The creation of a central internal space, a top-lit triple-height circulation space that extends the length of the office provides the hub from which all programmatic elements of the building can radiate.
The east facade of the offices is wrapped in full height glazing with a series of vertical perforate louvres suspended in front of this glazed facade. These filter natural east light and eradicate problems of glare.
The extended skin responds to the current use of floor space and can be altered as necessary as can the mezzanine floor structure within the building. The scheme makes a strong corporate statement at an economical cost.
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Project Details
Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
Flexible business space is provided within this elegant, two-storey building.
The building has a steel frame with facades clad in three materials glass, solid panels and perforated sheets. For the office component the building is clear and transparent, whilst for the manufacturing element the building is more enclosed with the space primarily lit from above.
Read more.
The creation of a central internal space, a top-lit triple-height circulation space that extends the length of the office provides the hub from which all programmatic elements of the building can radiate.
The east facade of the offices is wrapped in full height glazing with a series of vertical perforate louvres suspended in front of this glazed facade. These filter natural east light and eradicate problems of glare.
The extended skin responds to the current use of floor space and can be altered as necessary as can the mezzanine floor structure within the building. The scheme makes a strong corporate statement at an economical cost.
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Project Details
Height
10 metres (AGL)
Area
95,000 sq ft GEA
89,200 sq ft GIA
89,200 sq ft GIA
Total Development Cost
£6.15m
Project Status
Completed October 2008
Team
Client
MTL Instruments
Main Contractor
McLaren
Structural Engineer
T.R. Collier and Associates
Civil Engineer
Watermans
M & E Engineer
Atelier 10
Landscape Architect
BEA Landscape Design Ltd
Project Manager
Easter Group
Cost Consultants
Tweeds
