Haggerston School

Haggerston School is a muscular concrete framed construction from the 1960s that readily suits a deep retrofit strategy. Avanti transformed the energy performance and flexibility of this listed building to meet the needs of modern day learning and sustainability.

The work includes complete refurbishment of the external building envelope including façade concrete repair, thermally upgraded windows, roof and services renewal. This was combined with internal transformation to meet current needs including opening up spaces, improved suite-ing of accommodation, bringing daylight into the spine circulation and integrating a signage and vibrant colour strategy to enhance the look and feel of the school and aid wayfinding.

Avanti has provided strategic thinking across several modern buildings to deliver high quality workspace.

Arup Building

These include the Arup Building, a robust concrete structure from the 1960s in Cambridge city centre. Stripping away the exterior to reveal the carcass of the building allowed new concepts to be developed from first principles to tackle the low ceiling heights and extensive cold bridging across the building’s concrete shell.

Epworth House

Epworth House was a tired office building on the city fringes. Avanti proposed wholesale rebranding of the building including relocating the main entrance to create a new Shoreditch address, overhauling the vertical movement paths and light wells and creating new accommodation at basement and rooftop to add value.

Workspace