The previous landmark building provided the cornerstone about which the famous Jewellery quarter of Hatton Gardens was built. The project involved a strip back to the structural frame of three interlinked buildings including the original building to Charterhouse Street, building extension to Saffron Hill as well as a more modern extension to the Saffron Hill Building. The works, followed by addition of extensions, re-configuration of cores and re- cladding the building to create a new contemporary asset that is now their new home.

As the MEP Engineers for the scheme, our remit was all encompassing whereby GDM employed the Sustainability consultants direct in order that we could ensure we were fully aligned with the various requirements of the local bodies and criteria laid down by BREEAM and other regulatory bodies. The site comprised of three interlinking buildings all different age and construction, posing its own problems in terms of dealing with transitions between concrete and steel frame for running MEP systems but more importantly the thermal mass of each was different, therefore requiring different thermal modelling and CFD models.

The project was a turnkey package with the MEP design taken from Shell & Core through to Cat B. The team worked with two different Main Contractors for the Shel & Core as well as the fit-out. The MEP systems were completely removed back to the incoming mains with new works starting with the relocation of an existing and the creation of two new sub-stations. Air Source heat pumps were utilized to provided simultaneous heating and cooling as well as comply with Camden Council Sustainability plan and BREEAM requirements. Low energy pumps invertor driven pumps, intelligent controls, and LED lighting throughout contributed to highly energy efficient building and MEP installation.