CAFOD Headquarters

CAFOD HEADQUARTERS

Black Architecture

CAFOD Headquarters
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ARCHITECTS
Black Architecture

CLIENT
Cafod

AREA
3000.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2010

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tim Soar

LOCATION
55 Westminster Bridge Rd, Camberwell, Greater London SE1 7, UK

CAFOD Headquarters
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Text description provided by architect.

AFOD’s (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) new headquarters adjacent to Pugin's listed St George's Cathedral in Southwark has been designed to be an exemplar of sustainable workplace design.

The building was conceived to be intrinsically sustainable by balancing the three criteria that together comprise sustainable development:

CAFOD Headquarters
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CAFOD Headquarters
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CAFOD Headquarters
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SOCIAL

The design of the building actively encourages people to meet and communicate with each other, improving information and knowledge sharing and creating a heart for the CAFOD community and their international team.

ECONOMICAL

A radical innovation in workplace design is realised within the constraints of a limited budget demonstrating CAFOD’s “live simply” philosophy and their core charity function.

The building design and material pallet is elegant, simple and efficient as opposed to opulent, extravagant or wasteful.

CAFOD Headquarters
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CAFOD Headquarters
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CAFOD Headquarters
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The resultant scheme takes into account lifecycle running costs as well as construction capital.

ENVIRONMENTAL

Achieves an Excellent BREEAM rating through the integration of innovative building techniques and technologies.

CAFOD Headquarters
© Tim Soar


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Ground Floor Plan
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Fifth Floor Plan
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Typical Floor Plan
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Section Through Office
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