Belfast

ADELAIDE EXCHANGE
 
Country: UK, Northern Ireland
Localization: Belfast
Purpose: office spaces 
Main Contractor: Patton Construction
Architects  RPP Architects 
Façade Scope: Performing static, fabrication and site project curtain walls.
Complete: 2017

Adelaide Exchangeis located in the heart of traditional office and business area of Belfast’s City. 
The Adelaide Exchange building it is located between the two main thoroughfares - Adelaide and Alfred Street, close to the main bus station in the city center, Belfast City Hall and Central and Europa bus and rail stations.   

SURROUNDINGS
Traditional City Business Core, in the area of which Adelaide Exchange is located is still being expanded with significant investments and additional service facilities for the benefit of companies and employees. Commercial strength along with quality provided by Adelaide Exchange makes it an attractive offer for the companies looking for the new and modern offices in Belfast. The neighborhood provides wide array of amenities for office tenants such as cafes, restaurants, gyms and hotels. Localization is also favorable due to its excellent connection with a wider network of communication arteries and highways leading, among others to Belfast airports.   

BUILDING
Adelaide Exchange is considered to be one of the Belfast’s center most important office buildings. The building provides approximately 43,890 square meters of high quality office spaces in various available configurations. The building was designed around the central courtyard, which provides excellent recreational facilities for tenants of office space. All rooms on the upper floors of the building have a floor-to-ceiling glass façade, which provides tenants with a high-quality working environment and remarkable views of Belfast. The building also provides the largest structural mesh in the City Core area.  Beside the office spaces the buiding also houses a hotel with 148 high-class rooms, separate entrance and hall with reception.

PROJECT
Adelaide Exchange is an mixed-use 8-story building, with a steel portal structure, with glazed curtain wall and a mixture of plaster and red brick façade. The project was developed by RPP Architects and apart from the construction of the building itself, it also included an two level underground car park. Adelaide Exchange remains one of the most exciting projects built in recent years in Belfast and is a unique landmark in the city's landscape. The complex stretches across the town block with its frontage on Adelaide Street and Alfred Street. Architecturally, the Adelaide Exchange is a striking contrast to its surroundings as a proudly modern structure.