Global Holdings Management Group, the international real estate and development company, has appointed McLaren Construction to deliver its 100,000 sq ft Xylo building in Clerkenwell, which will be the UK’s largest all-timber frame office building.
Centred around a 6.5m vaulted lobby, Xylo will provide nine floors of high-quality workspace all featuring beautifully crafted interiors using natural and sustainable materials throughout.
Xylo will also feature a 3,640 sq ft town hall space with bar, lounge and auditorium space, a 3,800 sq ft rooftop garden, 5 landscaped terraces with uninterrupted views across London, a café/restaurant, as well as cycle parking and shower facilities.
Following the completion of enabling works, McLaren will now work alongside architects Piercy&Co, project manager Avison Young, services & sustainability engineers Max Fordham, and structural and civil engineers Heyne Tillett Steel, to deliver the project by Q2 2028.
Xylo represents a significant step-change in sustainability with everything from carbon-sequestering timber to carefully monitored deliveries to reduce overall emissions. The building is designed to achieve LETI Pioneer, NABERS UK 5.5-star and BREEAM ‘Excellent’ certifications; taken together they represent a deep focus on building one of the most advanced environmentally sensitive building in the world. The embodied carbon levels will be 50% lower than a typical London office building and reduce operational carbon emissions by up to 82% compared to standard buildings.
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