The Acre, previously known as 90 Long Acre, is the repositioning of a landmark Richard Seifert Brutalist building in the heart of Covent Garden. The new scheme increases floor space, improves the quality of the existing office space, and upgrades the building’s performance. This gives the building a new lease of life and will create one of London’s healthiest workspaces for the post-Covid era.
Key Project Features
- New infill structures and foundations, whilst retaining 80% of existing structure
- Extensive sustainability and wellness features – openable windows, WELL Platinum, Fitwel 3 star, NABERs, all-electric heating and cooling, and more
- Enabled with a Smart platform to enable real time energy analysis
- Working with the existing building means embodied carbon is less than half that of an equivalent new build
Core Five Added Value
- Our extensive experience of repositioning schemes and relevant data meant we could advise accurate costs and key design metrics early in the feasibility stage, allowing informed decisions to be made from the outset
- Detailed cost planning throughout design development enabled careful monitoring and management of costs at each stage
- Bespoke procurement strategy with early direct packages to balance client drivers for programme, cost certainty and early contractor involvement
- Employer’s Agent service to best manage the Client’s interests once on site