Italian marble-based composite stone from Strata Tiles has been used in the 3,200ft2 reception of 77 Coleman Street. This CAT A office and retail development provides 84,000ft2 of prime space in the City of London, retaining much of the building’s original façade with the addition of two new floors. Featured within the large open entrance, café and shared workspace; the composite stone finish can be found on the floor, bar area, tabletops and reception desk.
Inspired by the original four-metre high ceiling of the building, the floor uses large terrazzo effect slabs inlaid with contrasting grid inserts in a contrasting colour. With the terrazzo flowing across the reception desk and bar, the finish feels seamless, gracefully flowing from one surface to the next. As part of a high-quality specification designed to make 77 Coleman Street fit-for-purpose for the next 50 years, the stone composite was sourced to unique requirements.
Mark Hughes Strata Tiles, explains, “We proposed the Italian marble composite because of its versatile nature, broad colour palette and the scope of application required. Terrazzo-effect stone composite is perfectly suited to the demands of 77 Coleman Street, providing a highly resilient surface.”
Strata Tiles were able to fabricate the large one-metre slabs with gridded inserts, reflecting the original cast ceiling design and bespoke contemporary lighting. Each contrasting grid insert was glued into place at the factory, with each tile then repolished to achieve a homogeneous, high-quality finish.
With the terrazzo effect carrying through into the lift, the challenge was to ensure a floor that would not exceed a suitable weight. At a 20mm thickness used in the reception, the stone composite proved too heavy for use, so Strata Tiles created a 12mm thick version of the same design specifically for this area.
77 Coleman Street is the latest project from architecture practice, Buckley Grey Yeoman. Spanning two roads and featuring two distinct façades, the building has retained a huge amount of the existing concrete frame, reinstating a pedestrian cut-through and introducing a further two floors topped by a colonnaded walkway with views over the Square Mile.
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