Staticus Vista façade package: design, performance and detailing for project teams
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Staticus has been appointed to deliver the façade package for Vista South Bank, a 60,000 m² redevelopment of the former ITV Studios site on London’s riverside comprising a 25-storey office tower linked to 14- and six-storey buildings, targeting opening in 2029. The scheme uses a Closed Cavity Façade with high-spec, low-iron glazing in stacked “sugar cube” primary elevations, plus darker recessed single-skin façades, to maximise transparency while controlling thermal gain. Designed to support a 5 Star NABERS rating and BREEAM Outstanding, the envelope incorporates openable windows, horizontal shading fins, insulated opaque zones, high-span stick curtain walling, bolt-on steel balconies and living green walls.
Technical Brief
- Closed Cavity Façade (CCF) is deployed extensively on three river-facing elevations to control thermal gain.
- High-specification, low-iron glazing is specified to minimise external colour shift and preserve river views.
- Darker recessed single-skin façade zones are detailed to create visual contrast and “floating” sugar-cube volumes.
- Openable window units are integrated within the CCF to enable mixed-mode, naturally ventilated operation.
- Horizontal external fins and insulated opaque spandrel zones are combined to limit direct solar load on offices.
- Staticus’ package extends beyond cladding to soffits, bolt-on steel balconies and glass balustrade assemblies.
- High-span stick curtain walling is included for large glazed areas where unitised CCF is not practical.
- Living green wall elements are incorporated into the envelope scope, adding maintenance and irrigation interface requirements.
Our Take
Among recent UK Infrastructure pieces in our database, relatively few target a 5-Star NABERS rating, so Vista South Bank positions Mitsubishi Estate and CO—RE at the upper end of operational energy performance ambitions for London offices.
Staticus’ role on a 25-storey London tower suggests façade supply chains for high‑performance envelopes are now extending beyond traditional UK incumbents, which can influence procurement strategies on other South Bank and City schemes chasing BREEAM and NABERS benchmarks.
With completion stretching towards 2029, the Vista building’s façade specification will have to anticipate tightening UK operational carbon rules, meaning Staticus and Multiplex are likely to lock in higher‑performance glazing and detailing than is typical in earlier South Bank projects in our coverage.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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