Case Study
169 Union Street
Southwark, London, UK
This four-storey red brick building dates back to 1905 and originally served as a Royal Mail sorting office. AET's UfAC system was specified to overcome the building’s restrictive height limitations, which are common in older stock buildings.buildings.
Total Area
11,148 m2
System
CAM-C - floor supply, low-level return2000 Refurbishment
Located at the heart of Southwark in London, this four-storey red brick building dates back to 1905 and originally served as a Royal Mail sorting office.
In 2000, the building was converted into office accommodation and was taken over by Sainsbury’s as their headquarters. It was subsequently leased by Accenture for a number of years, before the London Fire Brigade negotiated a 17-term lease and moved their headquarters to the site in 2007.
The building’s exterior boasts attractive warehouse style features, while the interior benefits from large open floor plates creating an expansive open plan layout.
AET Flexible Space’s underfloor air conditioning (UfAC) system was specified to overcome the building’s restrictive height limitations, which are common in older stock buildings.
AET’s CAM-C system, with underfloor supply and return air, was specified for this project. The five floors of office space, including the basement, are served by a total of 41 CAM-C units of different unit sizes and nearly 600 Fantile units.
AET’s unique slimline Fantile units were used in areas with a particularly shallow floor plenum. while a similar number of floor standing console terminal units were used where recessed units are not suitable.
Developer – Sainsbury’s Developments
Architect – GHM Townsend /DEGW
Consultant – Rockhill
Main Contractor – Schal
M&E Consultant – M J Lonsdale
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