Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

The Jj Mack Building

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

AREA
27805 m²

YEAR
2022

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jack Hobhouse

ESTRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Akt Ii

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

MANUFACTURERS
Louis Poulsen

SERVICES ENGINEER
L&p Group

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Bradley-hole Schoenaich Landscape

MAIN CONTRACTOR
Mace

PROJECT MANAGER
Avison Young

QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Arcadis

TEAM
Paul Sandilands, Chris Waite, John Stimpson, Agnieszka Czapiewska , Richard Ward

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

SUSTAINABILITY
Res Design

LIGHTING CONSULTANT
Eq2 Light

CLIENT
Helical And Ashby Capital

PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT LIGHTS
Aj Collection Louis Poulsen

LIGHTS
Aj Collection

LOCATION
United Kingdom

An office for the future. The JJ Mack Building (33 Charterhouse Street, Smithfield Market, London), designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands for Helical plc and Ashby Capital, is a handsome stone-clad building that will facilitate new hybrid ways of working and help lure and retain top talent.

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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Located within a three-minute walk of Farringdon Station (Elizabeth Line, Thames Link, and London Underground), it offers an easy journey to a quintessential London neighborhood with cultural locations on its doorstep and great restaurants and cafés for lunch or drinks after work in a lively scene.

The façade on Charterhouse Street responds to the smaller scale of the listed Port of London Authority building next door.

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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An impressive south-facing, double-height lobby welcomes employees and visitors.

Beautiful stone floor tiles with bronze detailing, English reclaimed timber and a striking bronze reception desk greet you on arrival.

Along the east façade is an atrium with a full-height artwork from the ground to the fifth floor, enclosed by (fire-rated) glazing.

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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This presents a striking, light-filled perimeter to the lower floors of the building.

A space-age bike park, accessed directly off Farringdon Road cycle super highway has 426 spaces (1 for every 5 occupants), and two repair stations.

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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Cyclists descend into a suite of spa-quality changing areas (672 lockers, 30 showers), fully kitted with hairdryers, hair straighteners, and complementary towels.

The building is designed to allow tenants to achieve Platinum WELL rating in their fit-out.

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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Floors are flooded with light and many workstations have views of St Paul’s Cathedral, The Shard, and Smithfield Market.

Incorporating enhanced fresh air systems, low/no VOC paint, and access to nature through expansive roof terraces on the 5th, 7th, and 9th floors (total 9,127 sqft).

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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Two bee colonies live on the roof. The building is future-proof in its construction as well as the sophisticated technology that operates it.

Each of the nine floors has flexible floor plates and remarkably few columns, allowing incoming tenants to create layouts that work for their businesses.

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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A ‘smart building’, it has sophisticated and cutting-edge technology that enables collaboration through digital connectivity.

The JJ Mack Building achieved the highest sustainability accreditations - BREEAM outstanding at the design stage; and EPC A.

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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As a result of sustainable, intelligent, and renewable technologies designed into the building.

144 photo voltaic panels on the roof send energy back to the grid and offset on-site power consumption and a ground-breaking water management and recycling system reduces mains water consumption by up to 70%.

Each floor is split into four zones to run localized air/cooling/heating/lighting to maximize comfort and minimize energy wastage, reduce carbon emissions, and reduce energy bills.

The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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All of this ensures that LDS’ JJ Mack Building provides a workspace that will ensure the office of the future remains the center of the work ecosystem for a top-class workforce.


The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
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The Jj Mack Building
Plan - Ground floor
The Jj Mack Building
Plan - 7th floor
The Jj Mack Building
Plan - Upper floor
The Jj Mack Building
Plan - Site


The Jj Mack Building
Section - AA
The Jj Mack Building
Section - BB


The Jj Mack Building
Elevation - South
The Jj Mack Building
Elevation - East
The Jj Mack Building
Elevation - West
The Jj Mack Building
Elevation - North

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
T +44 20 86004800
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Island Studios, 22 St Peter's Square, Greater, London W6 9NW, United Kingdom