IDR - Independent Design Review
Seal House
Watkins Payne carried out the Independent Design Review role for Seal House, a commercial office development, located in central London.
135 Park Street will comprise 13,616m² of Grade A accommodation located in London’s South Bank. The development is an 12 storey building comprising 13,475m² (NIA) of office area over basement to eleventh floor and 141m² of retail area located on ground floor. The office HVAC consists of 4-pipe fan coil units and central fresh air ventilation systems. Hot water for space heating and chilled water for cooling is provided by multi-function air source heat pumps at roof level. Domestic hot water for office toilets and showers are served by water source heat pumps utilising the heating circuit as a heat source.
Watkins Payne carried out the Independent Design Review role for Seal House, a commercial office development, located in central London.
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