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Bernard Weatherill House was part of the first phase of a pioneering public private urban regeneration partnership between Croydon Council and John Laing. This first phase of the partnership will act as a catalyst for the wider regeneration of the town centre, providing a strong sense of identity and presence within Croydon’s revitalised civic hub.
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The stepped building form was derived in response to the scale of the Grade II listed Victorian Town Hall; complementing rather than dominating its neighbour and providing an opportunity to create external amenity space on the upper levels in the form of usable roof terraces.
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A crisp but limited palette of colours and materials provide a coherent theme both inside and out and form a clean, sophisticated environment for the council. The public are brought into the heart of the building, giving life to the base of the atrium and providing views into the council offices.
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Office floors are located around a central atrium, which rises to form an internal winter garden at the top and connects with the upper roof terraces. A fully glazed scenic lift shaft continues up through the atrium roof to serve the top storeys of the tower block providing views across the borough.
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