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20 Finsbury Circus

20 Finsbury Circus

London
United Kingdom
20 Finsbury Circus

20 Finsbury Circus, a classic 1920s retained façade building based near Liverpool Street Station, is undergoing a complete core-and-shell and on-floor CAT A refurbishment with supplementary retail on the ground floor.

With construction due to commence in January 2018, Introba (formerly Elementa Consulting) is working with owners UD Europe to deliver modernized, open-plan offices over the building’s six stories.

A classic style of the 1980s concrete frame provides structural constraints. The associated slab-to-slab heights posed a challenge to the refurbishment in delivering and fitting modernized facilities into the limited space. To overcome this issue, Introba designed services that would maximize the available floor-to-ceiling heights, the most prominent being installing air conditioning services throughout the building’s floors.

Introba implemented three different methods of providing floor air conditioning to maximize results. The project adopted an all-air system within the basement and ground floors to reduce the amount of maintainable equipment within the ceiling voids. On levels 1, 2, and 3, a slim line fan coil system has been implemented so the suspended ceiling could be used to reduce installation costs on these floors. Lastly, on levels 4, 5, and 6, a multi-service chilled beam installation has been used to maximize the floor-to-ceiling heights while also achieving the architectural aspirations.

With a further key aspiration of the refurbishment being to increase the sustainability and environmental impact of the building, heat pump systems have been implemented for heating and cooling to reduce consumption of fossil fuels on-site and help reduce carbon emissions over the building’s lifespan.

With a Very Good BREEAM classification, the redevelopment of the 1980s building is set to update and modernize the interior, creating a desirable space and a strong future commercial commodity for its owners.

Sustainability

  • BREEAM Very Good

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