The riverside scheme is the 60,000 sq m redevelopment of the former ITV Studios site to create an office and cultural centre, opening in 2029. It comprises a 25-storey office tower connected to two smaller buildings of 14 and six storeys.
As one of the only sites in London offering unrestricted panoramic views of the river, the Vista building has been designed to maximise the value of this unique position with the fa莽ades across its three river-facing elevations offering maximum transparency. The Closed Cavity Fa莽ade (CCF) system Staticus will utilise delivers high thermal performance and lowers thermal gain whilst maximising daylight and the stunning river views.
The CCF, which is used extensively across the building, is central to Make Architects鈥� clean architectural vision for the scheme. The primary fa莽ades are designed as stacked 鈥榮ugar cubes鈥�, formed from high-specification, low-iron glazing to maximise transparency of the views out as well as ensure the lowest possible colour rendering of the glass externally, while the darker recessed single-skin fa莽ades are used to create contrast and allow the cubes to visually 鈥榝loat鈥�.
Supporting the building鈥檚 target 5 Star NABERS rating and BREEAM Outstanding sustainability ambitions, the openable windows allow for natural ventilation and feature horizontal shading fins and insulated opaque zones to minimise solar heat gain.聽
In addition to the fa莽ade system, Staticus鈥� scope includes soffits, bolt-on steel balconies, glass balustrades, living green walls, doors and high-span stick curtain walling systems.