Summary

VAV air conditioning with four pipe fan coil air conditioning on the
• ground and 1st floors;
• Metal tiled suspended ceiling with recessed lighting;
• Fully accessible raised floors (typically 150mm);
• Six passenger lifts (4 x 22 passenger 1,650kg and 2 x 19 passenger 1,425 kg);
• Four fireman’s lifts;
• Typical finished floor to ceiling height 2.7 metres;
• The ground, 1st and 2nd floors are finished to an enhanced trading specification
• with floor to ceiling heights of 3.3 metres and enhanced raised floors (270-300mm);
• Separate male, female and disabled toilets on each floor;
• 106 bicycle spaces;
• Shower and changing facilities including five individual shower rooms.
The building was extensively reburnished in 2008 with the following enhancements:
Complete refurbishment and reconfiguration of the reception and cascade atrium including the installation of a major feature wall within the reception;
• Refurbishment of the 1st - 3rd and 5th floors;
• Reconfiguration of the ground floor with the addition of the Houndsditch retail unit;
• Introduction of a portal bay and associated re-glazing works to the façade;
• Enhancement of the north east atrium to include the 2nd floor;
• Refurbishment of the circulation stair cores including the creation of a shower and cycle facility within the loading bay.
Reconfiguration and replacement of the passenger lifts;
• Installation of a new vAv air conditioning system, including three new cooling towers,
• and three new chillers;
• Refurbished air handling units, boilers and tenants’ generator;
• Upgrading of the electrical supply;
• BREEAM ‘very Good’ achieved.