19 Eastbourne Terrace
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Refurbishment of an 1850s Grade I Listed office building at Paddington Station, originally built as part of Brunel and Wyatt's design for the terminus
The building has been restored from a disused space into a facility for flexible working situated within one of London's major transport hubs.
The building was subject to an aggressive refurbishment during the 1970s that resulted in the loss of many original features and the removal of a number of decorative plaster soffits. This has exposed the Brunel designed brick and steel vaults that facilitate unusually large interior spans for a building of this period.
The Victorian colour palette has been informed by original linings uncovered during the works on site. Particular care has been taken to preserve the large ballroom space on Level 2 that survived the 1970s refurbishment and restore it to promote these decorative features. Floors that have lost original ceilings and wall linings have exposed the brick vaults and cruciform columns of the original structure.
The architect proposed a method of subdivision that promotes these features through the use of clerestory glazing along the new corridor partitions. This allows daylight to penetrate to the depth of the plan as well as allowing occupants to read the extents of the structure as they move through the space. The contemporary insertions within the scheme have been designed to promote historic clarity in relation to the existing building, with an obvious distinction between old and new. This enables any future change of use to be easily undertaken without damage to original fabric.
Data
- Begun: Jan 2012
- Completed: Jan 2013
- Floor area: 3,200m2
- Sector: Office
- Total cost: £3.8M
- Funding: Private
- Tender date: Nov 2011
- Procurement: Traditional (JCT SBC O5)
- Address: 19 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 6LG, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: de Metz Forbes Knight Architects
- Client: The Office Group
- M&E consultant: CLA Urban
- M&E consultant: Hurley Palmer Flatt
- Network Rail Architects: BPR Architects
- Quantity surveyor: Sweett Group
- Main contractor: ITC Concepts
- Main contractor: AJ Contracts
- Structural engineer: MLM Consulting Engineers
- Project manager: Matrix Consult
Suppliers
- Glass planks: Reglit
- Bespoke joinery items: Bell Interior Solutions
- Woven Vinyl Flooring: Flooring Concepts
- Lighting: SCP Contracts
- Furniture Procurement: Operandum