Playing with Sunshine

[ad_1] Photography: Nigel Young; Hufton & Crow; Courtesy: Foster+Partners Foster & Partners incorporate ambitious environmental strategy in a new sculptural addition to the city of London… Wrapped in a grid of highly reflective cast-aluminium brise soleil, shimmering in the bright sunshine, casting intriguing chiaroscuro effects on the street side, the Walbrook office building stands tall, distinctly individualistic, yet contextually alluding to the historical fabric of its neighbourhood. .. The form of the building is designed to minimize the apparent mass of the scheme when viewed from the street and to increase the opportunity for daylight to reach the surrounding area. […]