
The Leadenhall Building
BRIT Insurance took 5 floors of the Leadenhall building with views over Tower Bridge and the Thames. The 60,000ft² of high quality office accommodation was fitted out to Category B.


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.

BRIT Insurance took 5 floors of the Leadenhall building with views over Tower Bridge and the Thames. The 60,000ft² of high quality office accommodation was fitted out to Category B.

The Practice was responsible for designing and monitoring the refurbishment of the kitchen facilities.

Academy House was refurbished to provide 22,100ft² of high quality office accommodation. Watkins Payne supplied building services engineering which saw the 3rd to 6th floor including the ground floor reception of Academy House converted into open plan office areas and reception. This became the London headquarters for Sports Direct.

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.

A purpose-built student accommodation scheme at Cathedral Street, Glasgow.

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Acting on behalf of Oxford Properties the practice has undertaken both decarbonisation and Cat A refurbishment within the circa 350,000ft2 office led building while maintaining full operation for existing tenants throughout.