Minerva House, 26 Hatton Garden
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Hatton Garden is a well-known commercial area in the Holborn district of London. Historically, this area is famous for being London’s jewelry quarter and the center of UK diamond trade. It’s an area with a foundation of luxury and sophistication.
The Minerva House, 26 Hatton Garden, is a seven-story period building that underwent extensive renovations beginning in 2016. It houses multiple businesses, including a co-working space. The aesthetic requirements were simple, elegant, but a design that was full of character.
Banker Wire’s Antique Brass plated LPZ-71 clads the elevator shaft at Minerva House. The LPZ-71 fine woven wire mesh is a perfect balance of wire diameter and spacing. It allows the interesting mechanical workings to be shielded, but also allows glimpses of it at certain angles creating a unique, contemporary industrial feel to the space. The elegance added by the decorative plating secondary finish in Antique Brass, brings a classic touch to the design, an homage to the building’s history.
The wire mesh loses its attractive versatility and durability hardly in the interior partitions of Minerva House. The mesh is an accessory for industrial elegance, serving the purpose while an open and airy feeling prevails. The transparency of the mesh allows the penetration of natural light into the space, thus reducing the use of artificial lights and creating a more inviting atmosphere. Furthermore, the heavy-welded wire construction by Banker Wire ensures durability for applications both aesthetic and functional. It's true—a more collaborative design process is bound to bring thoughtful, high-quality material selection to its best and result in an architectural experience of excellence.
