Projects > Carnival
- Southampton
- Client: Development Securities
- Size: 13,240sqm /142,500sqft
- Services: Architecture
Urban Design
Carnival House arranges five floors of office space around a dramatic central wintergarden covered by a lightweight, semi-translucent ETFE roof to form a tempered internal environment accessible by building users. Large areas of glazing are shaded by brises soleil and form a distinctive counterpoint to the use of concrete rainscreen panels on the main entrance elevation.
The concrete panels take the form of an artwork called ‘The Largest Longitude / Time Plot in the World’ by artist Chris Tipping, in association with the NOC Southampton. It is a work in low relief, constructed as panels of mid ocean and sea surface topography, which is lit to dramatic effect in the evening.
 "Main entrance fa�ade facing onto West Quay, including fully glazed triple height reception")
 "Brise soleil to the elevation provides solar shading and a distinctive appearance to the building")
 "Carnival House comprises of 142,500sqft of B1 office around a dramatic central five -storey winter garden linked by an internal staircase and bridges")
 "A lightweight, semi-translucent ETFE roof membrane encloses the 5 storey winter garden to form a tempered internal environment accessible to building users")
 "Full height double glazed curtain wall with perforated acoustic spandrel panel")
 "?The Largest Longitude / Time Plot in the World? by artist Chris Tipping, in association with the NOC Southampton")