Barge House is a 5-storey office building located within a Conservation Area in Southwark on an island site south of Oxo Tower Wharf and the River Thames.
The new building is designed to integrate the existing frame and foundations of a much smaller building to minimise its environmental impact.
Well-being is at the heart of the design with the introduction of natural ventilation, the insertion of a generous and top-lit staircase connecting all floors, and the provision of external terraces at all levels.
Alt Fire developed the fire safety strategy for the building and provided advice throughout construction. Due to the site constraints and curved façade, external fire spread between buildings was a particular challenge and focus of the fire strategy analysis.
