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This landmark office building sits within the iconic Paternoster Square, offering impressive views of the iconic St. Paul's Cathedral. It's designed to appeal to the modern individual, with touch-free services, communal roof terraces and an embodied carbon saving worth more than the average annual carbon footprint of 1,250 people.
We undertook the structural demolition, soft strip and material salvage works. The existing building comprised six floors of commercial office space surrounding a central atrium, with retail and leisure spaces on the ground floors. As part of the Paternoster Square estate, the basement space was linked to the Square’s gyratory system, requiring a coordinated logistical plan to maintain access with neighbouring buildings.
Demolition
Circular Economy
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Before starting work on the project, we completed an extensive pre-demolition audit to identify items which could be reused via circular economy means. In doing so, over 14,000 raised access flooring tiles, 17,000 carpet tiles and various glass partitions were able to be salvaged, packed and distributed for re-use on other projects. In addition, existing internal stone cladding was removed from the atrium areas and moved to specialist storage to be reinstalled once the internal modifications were complete.
Careful Planning
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Due to logistical constraints and potential disruption to neighbouring buildings, demolition works were meticulously planned and sequenced. This enabled us to avoid craneage use when dismantling the roof top plant room structures and equipment. Further to these works, internal structures, including atrium balconies, walk ways and link bridges, and staircases were removed in and around retained finishes and cladding.
The existing structure and retention of the external façade cladding also meant vertical transportation of materials was limited to the existing goods lift. Therefore, further careful planning and sequencing was needed to maintain the programme, including reviewing temporary works designs to ensure that components could be transported safely to the required workface. The existing loading bay limited the volume of skip exchanges, too, making the processing and segregation of waste materials more constrained. Despite this, the project managed to achieve a 97% recycle rate for all waste generated by shifting the segregation phase to the workface rather than the loading bay.
COVID-19
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The project was live during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which created additional constraints of social distancing for a large workforce. To overcome this challenge and maintain the safety of our staff, we devised numerous procedures and processes, including one-way systems throughout the site, demarcated canteen and drying room positions for operatives, handwash and sanitation points, and an enhanced cleaning regime. This was recognised and congratulated by both the client and the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
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Careful Planning
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Due to logistical constraints and potential disruption to neighbouring buildings, demolition works were meticulously planned and sequenced. This enabled us to avoid craneage use when dismantling the roof top plant room structures and equipment. Further to these works, internal structures, including atrium balconies, walk ways and link bridges, and staircases were removed in and around retained finishes and cladding.
The existing structure and retention of the external façade cladding also meant vertical transportation of materials was limited to the existing goods lift. Therefore, further careful planning and sequencing was needed to maintain the programme, including reviewing temporary works designs to ensure that components could be transported safely to the required workface. The existing loading bay limited the volume of skip exchanges, too, making the processing and segregation of waste materials more constrained. Despite this, the project managed to achieve a 97% recycle rate for all waste generated by shifting the segregation phase to the workface rather than the loading bay.
COVID-19
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The project was live during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which created additional constraints of social distancing for a large workforce. To overcome this challenge and maintain the safety of our staff, we devised numerous procedures and processes, including one-way systems throughout the site, demarcated canteen and drying room positions for operatives, handwash and sanitation points, and an enhanced cleaning regime. This was recognised and congratulated by both the client and the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
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Careful Planning
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Due to logistical constraints and potential disruption to neighbouring buildings, demolition works were meticulously planned and sequenced. This enabled us to avoid craneage use when dismantling the roof top plant room structures and equipment. Further to these works, internal structures, including atrium balconies, walk ways and link bridges, and staircases were removed in and around retained finishes and cladding.
The existing structure and retention of the external façade cladding also meant vertical transportation of materials was limited to the existing goods lift. Therefore, further careful planning and sequencing was needed to maintain the programme, including reviewing temporary works designs to ensure that components could be transported safely to the required workface. The existing loading bay limited the volume of skip exchanges, too, making the processing and segregation of waste materials more constrained. Despite this, the project managed to achieve a 97% recycle rate for all waste generated by shifting the segregation phase to the workface rather than the loading bay.
COVID-19
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The project was live during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which created additional constraints of social distancing for a large workforce. To overcome this challenge and maintain the safety of our staff, we devised numerous procedures and processes, including one-way systems throughout the site, demarcated canteen and drying room positions for operatives, handwash and sanitation points, and an enhanced cleaning regime. This was recognised and congratulated by both the client and the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
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Careful Planning
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Due to logistical constraints and potential disruption to neighbouring buildings, demolition works were meticulously planned and sequenced. This enabled us to avoid craneage use when dismantling the roof top plant room structures and equipment. Further to these works, internal structures, including atrium balconies, walk ways and link bridges, and staircases were removed in and around retained finishes and cladding.
The existing structure and retention of the external façade cladding also meant vertical transportation of materials was limited to the existing goods lift. Therefore, further careful planning and sequencing was needed to maintain the programme, including reviewing temporary works designs to ensure that components could be transported safely to the required workface. The existing loading bay limited the volume of skip exchanges, too, making the processing and segregation of waste materials more constrained. Despite this, the project managed to achieve a 97% recycle rate for all waste generated by shifting the segregation phase to the workface rather than the loading bay.
COVID-19
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The project was live during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which created additional constraints of social distancing for a large workforce. To overcome this challenge and maintain the safety of our staff, we devised numerous procedures and processes, including one-way systems throughout the site, demarcated canteen and drying room positions for operatives, handwash and sanitation points, and an enhanced cleaning regime. This was recognised and congratulated by both the client and the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
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Careful Planning
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Due to logistical constraints and potential disruption to neighbouring buildings, demolition works were meticulously planned and sequenced. This enabled us to avoid craneage use when dismantling the roof top plant room structures and equipment. Further to these works, internal structures, including atrium balconies, walk ways and link bridges, and staircases were removed in and around retained finishes and cladding.
The existing structure and retention of the external façade cladding also meant vertical transportation of materials was limited to the existing goods lift. Therefore, further careful planning and sequencing was needed to maintain the programme, including reviewing temporary works designs to ensure that components could be transported safely to the required workface. The existing loading bay limited the volume of skip exchanges, too, making the processing and segregation of waste materials more constrained. Despite this, the project managed to achieve a 97% recycle rate for all waste generated by shifting the segregation phase to the workface rather than the loading bay.
COVID-19
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The project was live during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which created additional constraints of social distancing for a large workforce. To overcome this challenge and maintain the safety of our staff, we devised numerous procedures and processes, including one-way systems throughout the site, demarcated canteen and drying room positions for operatives, handwash and sanitation points, and an enhanced cleaning regime. This was recognised and congratulated by both the client and the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
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