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ERIC PARRY ARCHITECTS
COMPLETES RETROFIT OF 11
BELGRAVE ROAD ACHIEVING THE
HIGHEST NABERS DFP SCORE YET
Eric Parry Architects has completed the renewal of 11 Belgrave Road on behalf of leading investor
developer Quadrum Global. Comprising just over 150,000 sq ft of Grade A workspace, the project
sets a new standard for high quality offices in Victoria, London. Working with MEP Engineer Max
Fordham LLP, Structural and Civil Engineer Heyne Tillett Steel, and Landscape Architects, Gillespies,
the project team has achieved the UK’s first NABERS Design For Performance rating of 5.5 stars,
as well as achieving BREEAM Outstanding, WELL Platinum, Wiredscore Platinum and Smartscore
Platinum.
experience and earn the commute by being an asset in peoples
working lives.
11 Belgrave places a key focus on wellbeing, sustainability
and user-centric design. Located less than a five-minute
walk from Victoria train station, the new office space will
serve the flourishing business community in the City of
Westminster.
“The project combines structural re-use, the latest technology
and stringent environmental standards. Our work has not
just been about meeting today’s expectations but setting new
benchmarks for the future of sustainable and healthy
workplace design.”
The completed project increases the floor area on site by
31% of the previous building and features enhanced
community assets, with a publicly accessible café, gymnasium and co-working spaces for both commercial and
community hire.
11 Belgrave is the complete renewal of a late 1950s office
building that was constructed to replace a bomb-damaged
19th Century Church and Victorian townhouses. After
more than 70 years, the office accommodation had fallen
far behind market expectations and was in need of
significant remodelling. In addition, it was identified as
having a negative impact on the character of the Pimlico
Lewis Benmore, Associate at Eric Parry Architects said:
“11 Belgrave Road exemplifies how modern office buildings
can achieve both sustainable and operational excellence
while providing spaces and amenity that enhance employee
Above, 11 Belgrave Road (C) Dirk Lindner
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