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Case Study 4 – Somerset House, Birmingham

BRIEF – Initium delivered the full fit-out of flexible workspace in one of Birmingham’s premier office buildings.

LOCATION – Somerset House, Birmingham
SCALE – 36,300 SQFT
BUDGET – £4,000,000
TIMESCALES – 12 months

This build consisted of creating the finished flexible workspace product that the client required including partition, connectivity and kitchen facilities. The focus was on creating a very high level of fit-out and standard of finish. We had a number of bespoke requirements including a full gym, golf simulator, and multiple meeting and conferencing rooms.

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2nd Floor Complete Refurbishment at 150 Minories

Initium DBC have completed a complete refurbishment of the 6,308 sq ft 2nd floor at 150 Minories in the City of London.

The comprehensive rebuild of the workspace for. Business Environment from the previous floorplate took less than 8 weeks from start to completion. Included in the process was building a highly secure data comms room, full IT & Telecoms cabling and network infrastructure. The project was taken through to presenting the client with a completely finished and furnished workspace ready for immediate use.

Andy Emden, Director at Initium, said “this was a highly demanding project due to the very tight time frames involved. We had to work really hard with all parties to ensure we delivered on time, which we did.”

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Initium Press Office: For further press information please contact Andy Issott and Julie Tucker on 0207 959 6038 or email info@initium.com

About Initium: Initium DBC have been delivering outstanding building projects since 2003. Our headquarters are in the heart of The City of London. Initium have managed projects across the UK, in The City and West End of London as well as the Thames Valley, Bristol and The Midlands. With a team of  in-house designers and architects to create inspiring spaces for their clients, they set a very high standard in the planning, design and build sector.

Major investment to refurbish lifts at serviced office centre to improve customer service

Business Environment has announced that Initium DBC Ltd have completed the successful refurbishment of the lifts at its busy award winning serviced offices at 500 Avebury Boulevard.

The main benefit of this work has be an improved performance from the 2 lifts that will make them far more efficient in the future. It will also improve their reliability and give the many clients in the centre a far more consistent service. To minimise the impact of this major work each lift was completed separately to ensure access was not compromised. This has required a longer period for the work to be carried out.

Andrew Emden, director at Initium commented: “We are delighted to confirm the work to refurbish these lifts has been completed successfully at this very busy building. Initium appointed lift contractor Jackson Lift Group to complete the work, with minimal disruption to customer service at the location.”

Case Study 3 – 150 Minories

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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Initium plan and deliver a new Air Conditioning System

Initium Awarded Major Investment Project By UK Serviced Office Operator

Serviced office operator Business Environment has instructed Initium DBC Ltd to project manage a £1.5m investment to transform the air-conditioning system at one of its key UK business centres. The move is part of the company’s ‘green’ strategy to deliver maximum energy-efficiency across the business.

The VRV® (Variable Refrigerant Volume) System, which will be installed at the Milton Keynes centre during 2012 provides the latest state-of-the-art technology.

It works by recycling unwanted heat, so that different rooms within one building can benefit from varying temperatures. Whilst one room is ‘cooling’, the rejected heat can be transferred to another that requires ‘heating’.

Andrew Emden, Director at Initium, said: “This significant project is time critical to our client and is a major investment as part of their ongoing commitment to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change.”

“Not only will the air-conditioning system provide greater energy efficiency for the company, but it will grant improved comfort for their clients who demand the perfect office environment to get the most out of their working day.”

The ‘green’ investment is certainly not the first for the this client, a serviced office operator, who has also installed with the help of Initium, sensitive lighting, waste recycling schemes and power saving plant across their 18 operational centres in the South of England.

Initium Press Office: For further press information please contact Catherine Mallaband and Jayne Ellis on +44 (0) 20 7240 2444 or e-mail cathering@stormcom.co.uk  / jayne@stormcom.co.uk

About Initium: Initium  have been delivering outstanding building projects since 2003. Our headquarters are in the heart of The City of London. Initium have managed projects across the UK, in The City and West End of London as well as the Thames Valley, Bristol and The Midlands. With a team of  in-house designers and architects to create inspiring spaces for their clients, they set a very high standard in the planning, design and build sector.

Case Study 2 – 160 Fleet Street

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.

 

Case Study 1 – 2 Finch Lane

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.

No.2 Finch Lane building refurbishment

Initium Deliver A Total Building Transformation In The City

Initium have delivered an innovative design and build project for a London property developer at 2 finch Lane. A four floor building, the key aspect of this exciting project has been maintaining the period features of the detailed exterior and interior space.

Andrew Emden, Director at Initium, commented: “This project has required a real attention to the period detail of the space. The end result I believe is a real transformation that showcases the details in the space. We have even refurbished the beautiful iron doors on the main entrance with new chrome and detail finishes. As a considerate Contractor the scale of the building works has meant a great deal of careful planning to deliver this 4 floor transformation ahead of the planned schedule. We have even re-instated the flag poles seen in a number of old images of the street”.

The exterior of this period building has been cleaned and fitted with new sympathetic windows and doors to enhance and maintain the original character of the building and improve its efficiency at the same time.

Initium Press Office: For further press information please contact Catherine Mallaband and Jayne Ellis on +44 (0) 20 7240 2444 or e-mailcathering@stormcom.co.uk  / jayne@stormcom.co.uk

About Initium: Initium  have been delivering outstanding building projects since 2003. Our headquarters are in the heart of The City of London. Initium have managed projects across the UK, in The City and West End of London as well as the Thames Valley, Bristol and The Midlands. With a team of  in-house designers and architects to create inspiring spaces for their clients, they set a very high standard in the planning, design and build sector.