UK House, West End, London

Product: Durlum Quadra

UK House is a prestigious business centre in the West End of London, since 1906 the local on Great Titchfield Street has housed various prominent companies over the last century including Christian Dior, Dell Computers, and MTV. The iconic building maintains its traditional period façades to Great Titchfield Street and iconic Oxford Street with innovative sleek and modern interior construction.

Property developers for UK House regularly maintain and improve facilities for the resident businesses as well as the shared facility areas. The current works including Durlum Perforated and Quadra panel systems throughout plans to increase functional floorspace by over 1,000m2, extending upwards with lightwell voids over 5 floors, as well as the additional of balconies, and more efficient use of existing basement space.

Quadra from Durlum is a simple and elegant Open Cell ceiling solution from Durlum. Panels are made up of aluminium blades arranged into a regular grid format and installed using the supplied U94 grid and clip system supplied by Durlum.

Open Cell ceiling styles allow for maximum visual permeability, optimising perceived ceiling heights and allowing for unobstructed lighting integration. Quadra and other Open Cell ceiling types also allow for acoustic control when absorbent materials are installed to the upper soffit behind the panels combining minimalist clean lines with dynamic performance.