Last night the Architects’ Journal Retrofit & Reuse Awards were announced. These awards celebrate architectural expertise and ingenuity in the physical and environmental adaptation and upgrade of buildings, and the reuse of building materials and structure in response to the climate emergency and changing requirements of use.
Many congratulations to City Hall which won the “Fit-out (£2 million and over) Award”! ‘Inspired and incredibly well-judged’ said the judges of ARCHITECTURE 00 and Fletcher Priest Architects’ revamp of The Crystal into City Hall the London Assembly’s new home.
Building performance has been improved through updated LEDs and new controls. Like the original Crystal, the fit-out has achieved a BREEAM Outstanding rating. Existing photovoltaics were repaired and upgraded and the building operates on 100 per cent renewable energy.
System Five’s Service Team are proud to be the incumbent maintenance and service provider for City Hall. Our engineers visit once per month as part of their Gold contract, to carry out any necessary repairs and adjustments together with planned preventative maintenance.
Prior to winning this contract System Five’s Project Team were involved in the delivery of City Hall which included final commissioning of a Trend Control Systems IQ4 BEMS as well as surveys, remedials and installations.
Photo courtesy of Jim Stephenson