BRIEF – Initium deliver a two stage refurbishment of a large office building at the north end of Minories in The City of London.

LOCATION – 150 Minories, London
SCALE – 70,000 SQFT
BUDGET – £7,000,000
TIMESCALES – 11 months

A major design and build project to transform a 70,000 sq ft building in Minories was undertaken by our team in two phases. This building project had the added complication of being occupied whilst the refurbishment was carried out.

This initial refurbishment consisted of all new M&E, new windows and creating a new building fascia with modern external cladding. One of the key aspects of the project was to increase the sq footage of the building by building extensions to the front and back of the building and creating a useable basement space for meeting rooms, breakout spaces and a fully equipped gym.

The secondary refurbishment was an entire rebuild of the entrance and reception area to create a large cafe bar facility, a co-working area, new reception and a seated auditorium.

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BRIEF – Initium delivered the full refurbishment of one of Fleet Street’s historical buildings to create outstanding serviced offices.

LOCATION – 154 – 160 Fleet Street, London
SCALE – 60,000 SQFT
BUDGET – £11,000,000
TIMESCALES – 16 months

Initium was awarded the project to deliver their largest project to that date at 160 Fleet Street. An initial project budget of £11 million was planned to transform over 60,000 sq ft of office space in Fleet St. Initially a 16 month project, Initium delivered the building ahead of schedule to the client.

The build included all new M&E, cathodic protection to the steelwork frame, new windows and new lifts. The main structural element of this project was the lowering of the ground floor reception floor to create a step free access from the street. An added difficulty was the clients need to maximise the use of the basement space so lower ceilings would impact this. Careful planning of primary and secondary use space allowed us to overcome any difficulties the lower floor created.

The new floor layouts meant the need for a new lift to be installed at the rear of the building to maximise the use of the available floor space. Every floor benefits from spacious restrooms and lift lobbies. The main reception space brief was to create an inspiring space so the use of marble, large screen TV’s and huge glass light fittings ensured a breathtaking interior.

BRIEF – Initium create an extensive transformation refurbishment of a period office building in the heart of The City of London.

LOCATION – 2 Finch Lane, London
SCALE – 9,000 SQFT
BUDGET – £1,000,000
TIMESCALES – 7 months

This project involved an initial amount of demolition and structural work that included the removal of existing surface building work, including any asbestos and some existing plant. We also removed all existing toilet blocks in preparation for the refurbishment. It also involved the use of existing openings to form new risers throughout the building to suit the installation of the new services.

Other aspects of this project included retention and re-use of the existing roof top plant areas and extensive cleaning of the external brick and stone work.

The refurbishment included a new comfort cooling and heating system to all areas using ceiling mounted cassettes (height permitting) or floor mounted cassettes. Main electrical services to the building were retained and new LG3 compliant lighting installations were installed throughout the building. We refurbished the existing lift.

The finish throughout the building included all walls and plasterboard ceilings decorated with emulsion and all office floors, corridors and lift lobbies were carpeted.
The reception area was transformed using a plasterboard ceiling with a contemporary lighting design, a stone flooring detail, and a bespoke reception desk.