Linear pendant lighting for a CAT A and CAT B fit out

Project Summary:

Location: London
Sector: Office
Client: Spacemade
Architect: Orbit
Consultant: Furness Green
Electrical Contractor: SPL
Main Contractor: GPF Lewis Plc
Contract Value: £98 k
Duration: 10 months
Size: 18,331 sq. ft
Photography: Spacemade

The recently completed CAT A and CAT B redevelopment of 23 Goswell Road sees a total reinvention of 18,331 sq ft space into a people focused and inspiring co-working workspace located near the iconic Barbican and Golden Lane Estate. Not only does it offer a superb location, great amenities and high sustainability credentials as expected from Spacemade, it also boasts a BREEAM “Excellent” rating. Designed by Orbit and brought to life by GPF Lewis, the 10 storey office building has been named as a mix of Instagram friendly modernism and offers a great fusion of architecture and creativity .

The site at 23 Goswell Road was vacant and formerly home to The Italia Conti Academy Theatre of Arts. Originally built in the late 1960's, the 10 storey office building at 23 Goswell Road has undergone a remarkable transformation. Embracing the bold and brutalist Barbican architecture, the building has retained the original structure, and has been visually injected with the creative spirit of Clerkenwell. The project included curtain improved entrance area, new lift over 10 floors and a full CAT B office fit out, all whilst achieving BREEAM Excellent rating.

Our linear lighting was specified at early stages by the consulting team at Furness Green. Working closely with Furness Green team and the team at SPL, our lighting engineers managed to deliver the linear pendant light for this beautiful co-working space.

Following the architect’s vision and achieving CIBSE recommended lighting levels, we supplied suspended linear lighting for the entire building. Our technical team put forward the specified 60 mm linear profile Clyde Suspended direct as the main office lighting. Clyde is manufactured in our UK manufacturing facility and Made in UK certified. Achieving CIBSE lighting levels, providing good quality light distribution, whilst supplying energy efficient commercial lighting was an absolute key for this project. Designed to achieve BREEAM "Excellent' rating, the client's ambition was to embrace efficiency and sustainability.

Over 24 hours of lighting design, including emergency lighting design, were allocated to secure and support this project.

In the press: What do the most influential design magazines say about the space?

Wallpaper* - the design as “a mix of Insta-friendly modernism, with well specced seating, desks, lighting and accessories, as well as stripped-back finishes on walls and ceilings that reveal the guts of the original building and also maximise the available space.”

Mix Interiors - “a dynamic workspace that recognises the importance of in-person collaboration in our increasingly remote, digital age.”

Office Floors

Aesthetically, all floor plates are visually identical, all using suspended linear lighting as the general lighting in meeting rooms, breakout spaces, auditoriums etc. The suspended lighting works well with the exposed ceilings and trunking.

The linear pendant lighting has been supplied in one standard length, all fitted with a microprismatic diffuser and DALI controls.
The Moy surface mounted in white finish was used as additional lighting in the areas where additional lighting was required. In the utility areas and bathrooms, the recessed downlight Rega was used throughout the entire building.

The scheme uses 4000K colour temperatures and high CRI throughout. All suspended led linear lighting was supplied in a contemporary matt black. The recessed downlights and can style fittings were supplied in a white colour to allow for a discrete look and feel.

All types of emergency lighting were also supplied following the emergency lighting design. This included integrated emergency lighting for the main office space and back of the house areas, emergency exit signs and emergency bulkheads.