Commercial

The Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys was established following the amalgamation of two previously separate institutes for Girls and boys. The overall aim of the organisation is to relieve poverty and advance education of children of all ages. The buildings latest use was for office space with a restaurant and shop unit operating out of ground & basement levels and offices ands flats on the upper.

HA Marks were appointed to carry out works on this a listed building, such to include; Protection to listed fixtures and fittings, Internal strip out works to the existing building fabric including isolation and disconnection of existing services, asbestos removal, removal of internal partitions & ceilings, fixtures & fittings. There were 3 tenants, a restaurant and two shop units on the ground floor which were to remain fully functional at all times.

This project posed technical difficulties in that the existing electrical, water and BT data were poorly mapped. These had to be redirected or disconnected & a new separate fire alarm installed to the restaurant. The site was very restricted for space therefore careful co-ordination of deliveries and removal of waste was required while maintaining a high level of public segregation at all times.

Upon completion, HA Marks carried out a structural survey at the clients request and provided suitable propping where necessary. These works were executed successfully through close tenant liaison and involved minimal disruption to businesses below.

Major Refurbishment & Interior Fit-Out WorksThe scope of works included the complete refurbishment of the ground floor and basement office areas, refurbishment of common areas including the reception and entrance, installation of a new staircase linking basement and reception, installation of new lift facilities, upgrade of all staircases, major structural opening up and temporary works within the basement and reception, provision for natural lighting to the basement, waterproofing of basement.

The mechanical and electrical upgrade included installation of new boilers and revamp of the entire
heating system, air conditioning and security installation. The existing building was a six storey converted warehouse located within 5 minutes f London Bridge. Aside from the normal constraints of
working within a city location our client wanted to maintain a fully operational office building during the works.

The upper floors remained in occupation along with 50% of the ground floor and careful programming and liaison was necessary to maintain access and sufficient means of escape to building users at all times. The control of noise was also high priority for our client, and again this was managed successfully with the combination of phasing, planning, liaison and out of hours working. The project was specified to a high standard particularly common areas and reception lobby.