Sustainability
20 Air Street
The project also involved the refurbishment of the reception space and improvement of the cycle store entrance and wayfinding at basement level.
11 Waterloo Place is located in St James’s London. The newly refurbished CAT A office space on the 1st floor is complete with amazing views of Big Ben and St James’s Park.
Many of the original architectural features have been maintained with full replacement of the on floor building services including new high efficiency LED lighting and lighting control system, local mechanical heat recovery ventilation system as well as the provision of brand new VRF heating and cooling installations. The services have been designed and installed allowing for a split tenancy on the floor
The project also involved the refurbishment of the reception space and improvement of the cycle store entrance and wayfinding at basement level.
Sustainability initiatives include LED lighting with occupancy detection and daylight dimming controls, solar thermal hot water heating, air source heat pumps and photovoltaic panels, resulting in an EPC rating of A and a Very Good rating under BREEAM New Construction (Industrial) 2014.
The Practice was responsible for designing and monitoring the refurbishment of the kitchen facilities.
Watkins Payne reviewed a number of mechanical and electrical options with the team, focusing on retention of key central plant, overhaul and replacement of plant where required, and LED lighting to reduce energy and improve the office environment.
Vienna House is an impressive three storey refurbishment that provides 26,000ft² of office space across the development which provides best in class cycle commuter facilities.