A civic-minded, pink-enveloped office building at Kings Cross, with a public lobby, cinema and a rounded mix of uses.
Argent
Kings Cross, London
£70 million
250,000 square feet
“R7 has a very, very distinct personality, all of its own. It will be the place where the barriers between workplace and public realm start to break down.”
Nick Searl, Argent
“R7 is already fully let… which is testament to the high quality design. However, it is R7’s permeability and variety of supporting uses that will have the biggest impact on the King’s Cross estate.”
Sam Williams, Project Manager, Argent
“…Nobody has really envisaged future offices becoming extensions of public space and incorporating greater public access and public leisure amenities. This, however, is exactly what R7 does convincingly, which is why its impact could resonate well beyond the revitalised confines of its King’s Cross home.”
Ike Ijeh, Building Design
“R7 is an idealised office building, made with large shared areas, flexible floorplates and complimentary uses. It’s off-centre and non-‘prime’ compared to other plots at Kings Cross, and designed for smaller businesses, enabling them to mingle, co-operate and grow.”
Ah-Ra Kim, project lead
- BREEAM Outstanding
- Access to external space from every floor
- Multiple-tenanted offices
- 3.06 metre ceiling height
- Successful collaboration with Camden planning department
- Public realm extends into building
- 3-screen Everyman cinema, restaurant, spin studio and art space
- 200 bike spaces
- Soft spots to connect floors vertically
- Roof terraces
Client: Argent
Executive Architect: Weedon Architects
Structural Engineer: AKTII
Environmental Engineer/BREEAM: Sweco
Facade Consultant: FMDC
Landscape: Tom Stuart-Smith Ltd
