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Building: One Embankment Place
Location: London, UK
Address: 1 Embankment Pl.
Owner: Price Waterhouse Coopers
Architect: TP Bennett
Structural Engineer: Arup
Sustainability Consultants: ChapmanBDSP
Size: 40,000 sq. ft.
Completion: 1990/2013

AE Interest:
The UK’s first “air rights” building, atop Charing Cross Station; received the highest BREEAM rating when completed in 2013 with a score of 96.31%; cooling systems use recycled vegetable oil waste that is refined locally; open floor plan and large atrium spaces allow for significant natural light; roof gardens and green walls; 40% less carbon than buildings of similar size [a].

Article: [a]