Unilever House

Format
Brief

City
London

Country
UK

Metro Area
London

Project Type
Office Building(s)

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Office
Parking

Keywords
Atrium
Carbon footprint reversal
Corporate headquarters
Flexible office space
Historic building
Historic preservation
Recycled building materials
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2008 Winner

Site Size
0.9 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2004

Date Opened
2007

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Commissioned by its namesake corporation in 1932, the 24,121-square-meter (259,636-sf) Unilever House occupies a prominent site on the north bank of the Thames River. The redevelopment of the Grade II–listed office building achieves a balance between retaining the building’s historic façade and providing an open-air, flexible work space necessary for the global corporation’s day-to-day operations. Sustainable practices permeated all phases of the Unilever House rehabilitation, culminating in its Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) “Excellent” rating and an overall 25 percent carbon emission reduction.

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Developers/Owners
Stanhope PLC
London, UK

Sloane Blackfriars
London, UK

Design Architect
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
London, UK

Website
www.buildingunilever.com

Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig

ULI Awards for Excellence 2008 Winner