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One Angel Square
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Status  Complete Type  High rise office

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Current tenants  the Co-operative Group Completed  March 2013
Height  68 m Opened  14 November 2013
Floors  14 Owner  Deutsche Bank
Construction started  16 July 2010

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 Location  NOMA, Manchester,Greater Manchester,England.
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Address  One Angel SquareManchesterM60 0AG
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Architectural styles  sustainable architecture, Postmodern Architecture,

Contemporary architecture
Similar  CIS Tower, NOMA - Manchester, New Century House, Hanover Building,
Hulme Arch Bridge

One Angel Square is an office building in Manchester, England. Construction

work began in 2010 and was completed in February 2013. The landmark
building is the head office of The Co-operative Group. Standing 72.5 metres
(237.8 feet) tall, the building forms the centrepiece of the new £800 million
NOMA development in the Angel Meadows area of Manchester city centre. The
building cost at least £105 million to construct and was sold on leaseback
terms in 2013 for £142 million.

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Map of One Angel Square, Manchester, UK Background

Construction Inauguration and opening Architecture

Form Sustainability Awards References

Map of One Angel Square, Manchester, UK

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One Angel Square is one of the most sustainable large buildings in Europe and
is built to a BREEAM 'Outstanding' rating. It is powered by a biodiesel
cogeneration plant using rapeseed oil to provide electricity and heat. The
structure makes use of natural resources, maximising passive solar gain for
heat and using natural ventilation through its double-skin facade, adiabatic
cooling, rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling and waste heat recycling.

The building's distinctive form has been compared to a sliced egg and a ship. Its
design was announced by architects 3DReid in May 2009 and construction
began in July 2010 with a projected completion date in March 2013. In
December 2012, the scheme surpassed its pan-European sustainability aims
and achieved a world-record BREEAM score of 95.32%. It is also an energy-plus
building, producing surplus energy and zero carbon emissions. The building has
received numerous awards for its striking aesthetic and sustainability aims.

Background
The Co-operative Group announced plans to move from its headquarters on
Miller Street and Corporation Street to a new site in the Greater Manchester area
in 2007. From 2007 to 2011, the group grew strongly according to CEO Peter
Marks, membership
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In December 2008, the group announced it would remain in Manchester city

centre and would regenerate land opposite its Miller Street base. The new
building is close to Angel Meadow the site of a 19th-century slum described by
Friedrich Engels as 'hell on earth'. Archaeologists conducted a survey in 2010,
which continued into 2012.

The CIS Tower and the Co-operative Bank's Balloon Street headquarters are
unaffected by the development. New Century Hall, home to Co-operative Food,
the Dantzic, Hanover, Redfern and Federation Buildings will be vacated and
renovated for let.

In 2011 the Co-operative announced the NOMA project, north of Manchester city
centre, to regenerate a 20-acre site with office, retail, residential and hotel space
to encourage visitors from the city centre. Manchester City Council contributed
£20m to the project as an incentive for redevelopment.

In December 2011 the Co-operative announced its new headquarters would be

known as 'One Angel Square'.

Construction
Construction work began in July 2010 soon after planning permission was
granted. The first task was installing the 539 pile foundations - each at an
average depth of 18 metres. Work soon began on assembling the 3,300 tonnes
of steel and 1,948 coffered concrete floor slabs which make up the structure of
the building. BAM Construction was the main building contractor with cost
management, project management and CDM coordination provided by Gardiner
& Theobald. Specialist services were supplied by Buro Happold for structural
and fire engineering and Austrian-based Waagner Biro was commissioned to
build the double skin façade. The structure was digitally modelled by BAM
before commencing assembly and construction to improve safety and create a
building schedule thus saving time during the construction process.

More than 4,000 workers from over 90 companies were involved in the building's
construction making it the largest building site outside South East England. The
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began assembling the
bronze-coloured diagonal panels of exterior façade. The panels were installed
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An estimated £17m of building materials out of the total £100m cost has been
locally sourced reducing embodied energy and minimising environmental
impact. Mecanoo and Manchester-based Royal Haskoning designed the
landscape in front of the building.

Inauguration and opening

Construction and fitting out was originally scheduled for completion in
September 2012, however opening was postponed to 2013 due to delays in the
fitting out process. In July 2012, the Co-operative Group announced One Angel
Square was on the market for £150 million on leaseback terms so it could gain
capital to invest in Phase Two of the NOMA development. The leaseback sale
attracted nine bids from six continents. In February 2013, the Group sold the
building for £142 million to RREEF Estates, the property investment arm of
Deutsche Bank and Ginko Tree Investments, an investment arm backed by the
Chinese sovereign wealth fund.

Architecture
The Manchester division of 3DReid designed the building with a brief to create a
green, landmark building for the city. The building's distinctive form was
conceived in a notebook sketch by the lead architect for the building, Mike
Hitchmough. The form was refined and developed, before being unveiled to the
public in May 2009.

The building's interior primarily consists of open plan space and can
accommodate up to 4,000 staff. The building has 327,643 sq ft (30,439 sq m) of
total space - approximately 29,000 sq ft (2,694 sq m) per floor. In keeping with
the building's green credentials, employees will be encouraged to use public
transport or cycle to work. Facilities have been created to encourage cycling by
providing 105 cycle stands.

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building has been nicknamed the 'sliced egg' because of its distinctive
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shape. A focal point is the diagonal slice which creates a nine-floor high atrium
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solar gain. The structure has three internal concrete cores in the form of an Sign in

equilateral triangle. Steel was utilised as the building main material; its strength
allows for large column-free floors needed in an open plan building.

The building's exterior has a double skin facade with a cavity between its inner
windows and the outer glass panel structure. The double skin facade is for
sustainability and aesthetic reasons - and allows for greater control of heating
and ventilation, and accentuates the three curved corners of the building. To
accentuate the form further, the exterior aluminium structure holding the glass
panels in place has been anodised in a bronze-coloured finish, so it will shimmer
in the sun. The facade was originally to be powder-coated but the client decided
to spend an additional £120,000 on a bronze anodised finish. This excess was
justified as being cheaper over 50 years than using a powder-coated finish
which would require maintenance. The building's form has been compared with
The Ark and City Hall in London.

Sustainability
The building is one of the largest in Europe to have a BREEAM outstanding
distinction as a result of its high, sustainable energy credentials. In December
2011 the building achieved the highest recorded BREEAM score, making it one
of the most sustainable large buildings in the world.

The open atrium faces south to collect heat from the sun, an example of
passive solar building design. The diagonal slice is angled to the south to allow
sunlight to pass into the upper floors and atrium. The sun emits electromagnetic
radiation in the form of ultraviolet, but changes to infrared when it passes
through glass. This creates heat inside the building and overheating will be
countered by five stepped curved shades above the atrium which prevent
sunlight overheating the building and stops glare. In winter, louvres atop the
double-skin façade are closed to maintain the warm air generated in the
building. In summer, the opposite occurs and louvres atop the double-skin
façade open and consequently expel hot, rising air from the building to reduce
overheating.

The building's sustainable cogeneration heat and power plant uses bio-fuel and
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waste cooking oil. Its computer systems will recycle Covid-19
waste heat. The building
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temperature fluctuations.

Awards
One Angel Square is the only commercial building in the United Kingdom to
achieve maximum ratings in energy and sustainability performance by the three
main rating systems. It has BREEAM 'Outstanding' accreditation and an A-rated
Energy Performance Certificate and Display Energy Certificate.

The building has been awarded:

Considerate Constructors Scheme - 'Gold' award (2011) - Construction was

rated 38.5 out of 40 by the Considerate Constructors Scheme, and achieved
perfect scores in five of eight categories.
Builder & Engineer Awards (2011)
Sustainable Project of the Year
Architect of the Year - 3DReid
Green Apple Awards (2012)
Bronze Award
Property Week Awards (2012)
Sustainable Achievement Award
World Architecture Festival (2012) - shortlist
'Future Project - Office' category
BREEAM Awards (2013)
Best Office Building
MIPIM Awards (2013)
Best Office and Business Development - Final four shortlist

References

One Angel Square Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA

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