43-45 Bloomsbury Square,
London WC1
Sensitive refurbishment and conversion of a listed building
Overview
Securing listed building consent and dual planning permission for office and educational use and carrying out a major internal refurbishment. Scheme pre-let to Cambridge Education Trust after commencement on site resulting in changes being adopted with new permissions obtained.
Highlights
Converting three previous individual buildings into a single educational facility with teaching rooms and ancillary student areas. Successful planning/heritage negotiations to allow introduction of air conditioning throughout the building through a sensitive design solution and minimal intervention to the existing fabric.
Scope
- Full DM service
- Brief setting, managing planning and listed building consents. Design and procurement and playing key role in tenant negotiations and scheme amendments to ensure seamless handover
A few statistics..
| Client: | The Englander Group |
| Construction cost: | £2.5m |
| Duration: | 2 years |
| Construction phase: | 27 months including demolition |
| Size: | 12,000ft² |
| Features | Careful restoration of decorative interior and conversion to operational facility. Use of internal chimneys for riser distribution. |