Sky Central offices.]]> https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2654 en-us Daylight is the magic ingredient of a vast new building on the London campus of media giant Sky.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13062 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13062-sky-central-offices-by-plp-architecture-and-al_a-with-arup Top light floods the cafe-lined “street” and atrium. Photo © Hufton+Crow Accent fixtures, such as the wing-shaped pendants, add visual texture to the steel and engineered-wood structure. Photo © Hufton+Crow Overlapping mezzanines in the daylit atrium provide diverse workspaces. Ramps connect surrounding floors, which are arranged as 18 “neighborhoods” of about 200 desks. Photo © Hufton+Crow Amenity and social spaces include a large restaurant and five additional cafés, located so as to encourage movement. The electric lighting is dimmed here: the daylight is strong due to the location at the perimeter of the building. Photo © Hufton+Crow Image courtesy PLP Architecture and AL_A Image courtesy PLP Architecture and AL_A Image courtesy PLP Architecture and AL_A