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Photo of the multi-storey office building Black and White in London. You can see a building with a wooden façade.
Photo of the multi-storey office building Black and White in London. You can see a building with a wooden façade. © Photography Jake Curtis

Client:
The Office Group (TOG and Fora), LONDON UK

Completion of timber construction:
2021

Location:
LONDON (UK)

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Black and White office, London

No matter where you look, you will encounter wood as a building material everywhere in this unique building. It is currently one of the tallest solid timber office buildings in central London and the first project that the client, The Office Group (TOG and Fora), has built completely from scratch. Designed by Waugh Thistleton Architects and Eckersley O'Callaghan Engineers, ZÜBLIN Timber was responsible for the manufacture and supply of all timber components to our customer Hybrid Structures.

The load-bearing structure is a skeleton construction with columns and beams made of BauBuche laminated veneer lumber (LVL), as well as wall, ceiling and roof elements made of cross-laminated timber. The stiffening staircase core was also realized entirely in timber construction (CLT). The LENO® roof elements were also curved and raised in order to implement the structural requirements with maximum material efficiency.

Awards: Structural Timber Awards 2023.
These awards went to The Office Group (TOG) in the categories:

  • Commercial project of the year and
  • Solid wood project of the year

Impressions

  • Photo of the shell of the multi-storey Black and White office building in London. You can see a building structure made of wood. © TOG
    Photo of the shell of the multi-storey Black and White office building in London. You can see a building structure made of wood. © TOG
  • Photo of a wooden staircase. © Photography Jake Curtis
    Photo of a wooden staircase. © Photography Jake Curtis
  • Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see wooden surfaces and a woman. © Photography Jake Curtis
    Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see wooden surfaces and a woman. © Photography Jake Curtis
  • Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see wooden surfaces and a kitchenette. © ZÜBLIN Timber
    Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see wooden surfaces and a kitchenette. © ZÜBLIN Timber
  • Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see a lounge. © ZÜBLIN Timber
    Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see a lounge. © ZÜBLIN Timber
  • Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see a timber mullion and transom façade. © ZÜBLIN Timber
    Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see a timber mullion and transom façade. © ZÜBLIN Timber
  • Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see wooden surfaces and a table with chairs. © Photography Jake Curtis
    Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see wooden surfaces and a table with chairs. © Photography Jake Curtis
  • Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see wooden surfaces, windows and a plant. © Photography Jake Curtis
    Photo of an interior of the Black and White office in London. You can see wooden surfaces, windows and a plant. © Photography Jake Curtis
  • Our services
    • Production and delivery
  • Products used

    Manufacture and delivery of all timber components, e.g. LENO® cross-laminated timber elements, columns and beams made of BauBuche LVL (laminated veneer lumber)

  • Architectural office

    Waugh Thistleton Architects and Eckersley O'Callaghan Engineers

  • Client

    Hybrid Structures

  • Building owner

    The Office Group (TOG and Fora), LONDON UK