The Yellow Building, London

The Yellow Building, the new headquarters for Monsoon/Accessorize, has been awarded the Building Award at the British Construction Industry Awards. The building, located on a site formerly occupied by a series of industrial sheds, comprises a frame consisting of a diagonal lattice which gives the building a distinctive appearance, inside and out.

The structure is made up of full height in-situ concrete columns forming an exoskeleton. The finish of the exposed concrete diagonal struts and soffits, and the use of post-tensioned floor slabs minimises floor depth. The diagonal structure as vertical support and lateral bracing is economical and, by a simple adjustment of the shuttering, tapers towards the top.

The exposed internal concrete structure works as part of its environmental control strategy utilising the thermal mass to reduce the operational energy of the building has contributed to the expected BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating.

Project team

Client: Nottingdale / Monsoon Accessorize
Principal Architect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Principal Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor
Main Contractor: Laing O'Rourke