HBA have refurbished and extended this 10,000sqft boutique mixed-use building in the heart of Soho, targetting BREEAM 'Outstanding'

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The front entrance has been refurbished with a contemporary take on the Art Deco detailing of the building with a new, curved shopfront that separates the retail and office entrances.

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An unused flat roof at first floor has been repurposed to provide a large rooflight, with inset flush rooflights and na new area of green roof and planting to enhance biodiversity.

 

On the 4th floor a small rear extension utilises a large unused area of flat roof, while providing additional office NIA. The roof of this new extension also then provides a new roof terrace for the 5th floor office too.

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The office floors have been fully refurbished with new flexible track lighting and unisex WCs reconfigured to provide 2no. WCs per floor.

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The building has been designed to utilise natural ventialtion, reducing operational energy with new openable windows throughout and heating and cooling provided by new low-level wall-mounted fan-coil units

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Power and data are provided on the walls to allow the existing timber floors to be retained and fully repaired and refurbished reducing waste and giving the building a unique character.

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The ground floor and basement provide a new retail/restaurant unit and new cycle storage and showers have been added in the basement

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Photos courtesy of Enzo Cerri