
2 Aldermanbury Square
Watkins Payne carried out the Independent Design Review role for 2 Aldermanbury Square, a redevelopment of the existing City Place House located at 55 Basinghall Street.

The Minerva House redevelopment works will include the partial demolition of the existing building and extension comprising of additional upper floors and a new lower ground floor. The development is a 9 storey building comprising 12,659 m² (NIA) of office area over basement to eighth floor and 289 m² of retail area located at ground floor.
The office HVAC consists of variable refrigerant flow fan coil units and on floor fresh air ventilation systems. Domestic hot water for office toilets and showers are served by central storage served by dedicated air source heat pumps.

Watkins Payne carried out the Independent Design Review role for 2 Aldermanbury Square, a redevelopment of the existing City Place House located at 55 Basinghall Street.

Building 5 has been shortlisted for the BCO regional awards!

Situated in Southwark on the intersection of Great Suffolk Street and Union Street, the iconic red brick Union House, historically a warehouse converted into offices, has undergone a substantial redevelopment.

The MEP services were all replaced with a focus on energy efficiency using air source heat pumps, LED lighting and natural ventilation where possible.

The speculative office space is fitted out to a Category A standard and will be British Council of Offices (BCO) Guide to Specification 2019 compliant. The refurbishment has adjusted the temperature control zones to pull them better in line with the BCO recommendations than currently provided.