Toyota's UK headquarters in Epsom, Surrey, were completed in 2001 and provides 14,200m2 of high-quality office space that met the client's brief for flexibility and low energy. Cooling is achieved with a combination of mechanical ventilation and exposed coffered soffits. An interesting feature of this building is the use of hybrid concrete construction (insitu and precast elements). This comprises hidden in-situ reinforced concrete in conjunction with exposed precast coffered floor units and structural columns that are mostly precast (with an internal steel column).
Courtesy of The Concrete Centre and the British Cement Association