ITN Headquarters
ITN (Independent Television News) was established to provide news services for the commercial television channels in the UK. The interior can frequently be seen in the background of news programmes on channels 3, 4 & 5. The space is divided into two blocks. A smaller one facing the street, with a larger (or deeper floor plate unit) at the rear. Separating the two is a tapering atrium, which deals with the fact that the street line is not perpendicular to the sides, nor parallel to the rear building line. The atrium is glazed on the roof and at the ends, giving the space a pleasant luminous quality. The upper floors step back to respect the heights of the neighbouring buildings. At the rear, two service towers punch through the office space, helping to modulate the rear elevation. Along Gray's Inn Road, the ground and first floor are set back to provide a double height entrance loggia. Two basement levels contain further office space and Studios.
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