Minerva House
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Client

  • Great Portland Estates

Internal Floor Area

  • 12,659m² NIA

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. 

  • Project Manager
    Opera PM
  • Architect
    Ben Adams Architects

Watkins Payne Services Provided:

  • IDR
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