90 Blackfriars Road, London
Latimer Developments, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, created 90 Blackfriars Road as an attractive office and residential building. To enhance the appeal of the first floor offices and live its sustainability values, Latimer and its interior designer BDP chose a furnishing scheme based on the Circular Economy, supplied by Rype. Significant environmental and social benefits were created while achieving the desired aesthetic and functionality.
Environmental and social sustainability achieved through Circular Economy furniture
Environmental Sustainability
66% of the furniture was sourced from clearances and remanufactured using recycled fabrics to suit the décor. This avoided 5,700 kgCO2e of greenhouse gas emissions and repurposed 2,400kg of waste. The 34% furniture sourced new was chosen so that it can be remanufactured for multiple lives and was mostly made in the UK.
Provenance
The history of the remanufactured furniture includes:
- Desks for The Economist Group’s former Canary Wharf headquarters
- Task chairs from a bank office in Reading
- Lounge chairs from an accounting firm’s Mayfair office
- Coffee tables made in the UK from recycled post-consumer waste yoghurt pots
Social Sustainability
For the moving of furniture, a group of formerly homeless and at risk of homelessness were engaged. This created 75 hours of Real Living Wage employment for those furthest from the workforce.
Sustainable Design Award
The project won the Fit-Out category of the Sustainable Design Awards 2024.
Photography by Nick Caville, BDP
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