BAFTA 195 Piccadilly

“At the start of the project, our Victorian heritage building had old technology and original features which leaked heat giving us a high EPC rating. Putting in a fully glazed roof was a challenge if we wanted to concentrate on sustainability. The new rooflight structures developed by eyrise can automatically adjust the shading of the glazing to reduce the solar gain, resulting in a lower cooling requirement. This is controlled so that the solar gain can be limited when not needed but can also be actively allowed to heat the space, when heating is required. Working the eyrise glazing into our project ensured our EPC is now B48 which is comparative to a new build, something that would never have been possible without the eyrise technology.”

Pauline Campbell

Head of Property

“New technologies are helping us transform and grow the infrastructure of our headquarters which in turn will enable us to expand our important work in supporting emerging and under-represented talent. By raising the roof and re-integrating the rooflights with Eyrise’s innovative glazing, we are able to open up a bright new space and deliver a greater variety of initiatives, learning events and activities.”

Kevin Price

BAFTA’s Chief Operating Officer

“BAFTA chose us for our centrepiece idea to transform its capacity with a new top floor, created by raising and restoring the magnificent ‘lost’ Victorian rooflights to prominence,” said . We knew this required an extraordinary smart-glass solution. As our design developed, it was soon clear the only bespoke, innovative smart glass capable of elegantly resolving every technical and perceptual challenge to bring this vision to life was Eyrise.”

Renato Benedetti

Director of Benedetti Architects