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Hawkins Brown, London
- 1. Hawkins Brown 159 StJohns Street, London Intro Hawkins Brown are a prestigious and rapidly growing architects practice. We were appointed as the principal contractor for the Cat B fit out of their new offices occupying two floors of a Victorian warehouse building in Clerkenwell – London’s design quarter. Description Following a competitive tender process, development of the design details commenced, with Hawkins Brown eager to retain the industrial feel offered by the space. Works began in early October and it quickly became apparent that Hawkins Brown, because of their rapid growth, would need the whole of the two floors, where the original intent had been to sub-let half a floor. With designs quickly updated the additional works were implemented and delivered, giving the client uncluttered, spacious, modern offices, with that all important industrial feel. Challenges Change was significant with the scope of works increased by some 30% soon after commencement. Expanding the design and implementing the additional works within the original time frames was a real challenge. Services were a challenge too, with decades old landlords systems retained, it was important that these works were carefully considered to ensure the services to other floors were neither interrupted, nor compromised. Outcome The project was successfully delivered on time and within the clients’ budget. With a strong relationship established we have gone on to work on other projects on behalf of Hawkins Browns own clients, including a high end residential project on Pall Mall. Value: £756,000 Duration: 12 weeks FoC: Design and Build Architect: Hawkins Brown Contracts Administrator: Hawkins Brown Quantity Surveyor: Hawkins Brown Structural Engineer: Hawkins Brown CDM-Coordinator: MLM