The comprehensive refurbishment of 26 St James’s Square will shortly conclude, transforming this asset into a best in class workspace suitable for the most discerning.
Fully refurbished on the inside and reimagined on the out. The internal offices and common areas are being designed and fitted out to accommodate the highest standards associated with a St James’s address. The innovative approach to the exterior has seen the building transformed with generous windows, ensuring superb light penetration, all set within a contemporary timeless façade.
Office
1,667 sq ft
155 sq m
Available
Office
1,786 sq ft
166 sq m
Available
Office
1,924 sq ft
179 sq m
Available
Office
1,928 sq ft
179 sq m
Available
Office
1,918 sq ft
178 sq m
Let
Office
1,936 sq ft
180 sq m
Let
Office
1,906 sq ft
177 sq m
Let
Office/Retail
916 sq ft
85 sq m
Available
Office/Retail
844 sq ft
78 sq m
Available
14,825 sq ft
1,377 sq m
Not to scale
Areas are Net Internal Areas and have been verified in accordance with RICS Code of Measuring Practice.
1,915 SQ FT // 178 SQ M
1,936 SQ FT // 180 SQ M
1,906 SQ FT // 177 SQ M
Office/Retail
916 SQ FT // 85 SQ M
Reception
710 SQ FT // 66 SQ M
With direct access from Pall Mall, the ground and lower ground floors provide an opportunity for a self-contained office. There is the ability, in the ground floor slab, to break through and position a suitable staircase.
844 SQ FT // 78 SQ m
Cycle rack spaces 20
Lockers 18
Showers 4
The works comprise the refurbishment of an existing office building over 9 levels; lower ground, ground and seven upper stories (levels 1 to 7). The main primary ground floor entrance is via St James Square, with a secondary entrance from Pall Mall. There is also a flexible unit with an entrance from Pall Mall linked to a section of the lower ground space.
The refurbishment of the offices will be to a ‘Category A’ developer’s finish, to provide high quality fully serviced accommodation, including raised accessed floor and a contemporary, plasterboard ceiling with backlight coffer bays, recessed linear lighting and discrete access panels.
Note: This schedule gives approximate figures and are subject to construction tolerances.
All dimensions are in mm.
The following design criteria for occupancy of the offices have been adopted:
Lavatories provision is on a floor by floor basis with unisex super-loo type, two per each level accessed via a privately controlled lobby. An accessible WC is provided at both Lower Ground and at Third floor and can be accessed by all building users. Provision has been calculated using the BCO 2019 guidance and BS 6465:2005 with an aggregated capacity on 125% provision.
Four showers are provided, located at the Lower Ground level, one is accessible and three are typical. 18 lockers are provided as part of the shower area.
Bike storage is provided on a half Lower Ground floor level, with direct access from the Pall Mall entrance. Storage is provided for 20 bikes on gas-strut two tier system, with a standalone cycle repair and pump station.
Two new 11 and 12 persons 1.6m/s central opening passenger lifts serving all main office floors, opening directly onto the floor plates. One lift is also for the fire service and opens on the lower ground lobby and main lift lobby via a rear door.
Finishes include Terrazzo flooring, dark brushed stainless steel wall panelling and doors with modern black glass C.O.P and LED linear strip lighting within the cars ceiling. Externally each door features an anodised brass coloured door reveal to all floors.
Existing red brickwork and Portland Stone façades cleaned and made good, head course removed, window openings increased. Central opening sliding doors onto Juliet balconies to all levels to St James’s Square and levels five and six to Pall Mall. At Second floor there are also an additional four opening door sets onto a continues St James’s Square balcony. At Seventh floor there are large bespoke feature central oriel windows with integrated doors onto small terraces over both St James’s Square and Pall Mall.
The new roof plant is hidden behind a new mansard roof and dormers in zinc diamond shingles.
New full height double glazed steel framed windows installed into extended openings, with bespoke narrow frames and thin surrounds. New double height expressed windows to lower levels with a new large single entrance door, decorative metal spandrel panel and new bespoke railings to all terrace levels.
There are small terraces on the Second, Sixth and Seventh floors and Juliet balconies to the central bays to Third, Fourth, Fifth & Sixth floors to St James’s Square and Fifth & Sixth floor to Pall Mall. The Lower Ground floor opens out onto a courtyard / lightwell via three openable double doors.
Doors
New steel framed large-glazed entrance door with decorative feature spandrel panelling and central fenestration detailing. New decorative railings with signature motif pattern metalwork. Modern smart access control and entry phone system located at both entrances.
Floor
Three varieties of marble floor slabs laid to either side of a poured Terrazzo floor finish leading to the lift lobby. Barrier matting laid in front of entrance door.
Walls
Full-height bespoke timber veneered feature panelling with integrated coffee machine and beverage station. Bespoke full height fluted curved polished plaster formwork. The buildings fire panel is also displayed behind a door lined to match adjacent wall coverings.
Ceiling
Plasterboard ceilings with recessed lighting and feature ceiling rose over waiting area and brass feature pendant lighting above desk.
Desk
Bespoke reception desk constructed of marble and bronze mirrored finishes. New floor to ceiling glass tenant signage board in front of feature rendered wall panelling.
Floor
New mid-grade metal raised access floor with consistent metal finish on adjustable pedestals.
Walls
White painted walls with continuous perimeter skirting and flush architraves. New timber veneered feature wall to office entry wall with lift openings within. The door and lift open is lined with a thin anodised brass coloured architrave trim.
Ceilings
Flat suspend MF plasterboard ceilings with minimal metal access hatches where access to equipment is required. Plasterboard backlit coffers located around ceiling bays. Finished in RAL9016 ‘Traffic White’. LED strip lighting concealed within coffer upstands, recessed linear lighting and 2 slot diffusers along perimeters.
Doors
Timber framed bronze-coloured reeded glazed office entry doors lined with dark metal and bespoke pull handles. Riser doors concealed within finishes.
Floors
Terrazzo tiled floors laid with matching 300mm upstand skirting.
Wash hand basin
High quality concrete cast wash hand basin surface mounted onto bespoke marble effect vanity unit with concealed bin storage.
Pan
White vitreous China WC.
Fittings
Modern black washroom fittings / matt black cistern flat plated flush buttons to match.
Bin
Recessed paper towel dispenser neatly concealed behind purpose accessible mirror.
Mirror
Bespoke LED backlit round mirror located above WHB with metal framing – hinged for access to services and paper towels behind.
IPS
IPS panelling finished in high quality hygiene laminate. Top panels hinged for behind.
Lighting
WC lit from indirect background lighting provided by mirror, lit ceiling trough and brass finished feature needle directional spotlight.
Shower
Walk in private shower cubicles complete with wash hand basins made from cast concrete surface mounted onto floating marble shelf. Recessed spot lighting linked to mirrors with demister pads. High quality modern shower head and faucet fittings.
Floor
High quality Terrazzo floor tiles laid with matching perimeter skirting upstands.
Walls
Full-height concrete effect fluted feature wall panelling with matching hinged panels concealing maintenance riser door sets.
Ceiling
Flat plasterboard ceiling with LED lighting.
Stairs
Bolon vinyl floor covering with anodised black nosing. New perimeter handrails around polished plaster lined RC spine wall with bull nose detailing and curved half landings.
The office building was constructed in reinforced concrete using one-way concrete slabs supported on down-stands beams with a concrete lift core and columns on the perimeter. The building was designed and constructed in the 1990s.
The office floors have the capacity to support imposed loading of 2.5 kN/ m2 + 1.0kN/m2 partitions according to standard BCO specification. Retail space has an increase allowance of 5.0 kN/m2 imposed load with roof plant floor being designed for 7.5 kN/m2.
Internal offices (for purposes of main plant sizing)
Temperature:
Toilet Areas
Summer uncontrolled, make up air from offices.
Staircase
Reception
Office Air Conditioning Loads
Cold Water Service
A potable water storage tank is provided at lower ground level. A boosted pressurised water supply serves sanitary appliances. Valved, boosted water connections are provided for tenant’s tea stations at each floor level in the core.
Hot Water Service
Hot water is provided to WCs on each floor by electric point of use heaters and lower ground showers by direct electric water heater located within the vaults.
Soil and Waste Installation
Vertical stack within the central core.
Electrical Design Criteria
The following allowances have been used within the electrical design:Tenant’s Power
Tenant’s power is derived via a three-phase split-metered lighting and power distribution board to each floor, fed via local authority single phase meter tap-offs from a central core riser. The tenants air conditioning units are fed from the tenants individual distribution board
Voice and Data
Vertical containment located within the central electrical riser.
Security Systems
A landlord’s internal and external perimeter CCTV coverage is provided.
Electronic access control protects external entrances and landing
entrances to each demised floor.
Lighting
Lighting is designed in accordance with BS EN 12464-1:2011
The artificial internal lighting installations will provide the following average levels of illumination:
Emergency Lighting – to BS5266
Fire Alarm System
Fire alarm - to BS5839, classification L2
Shower Provision
High efficiency fans and heat recovery on ventilation plant
High efficiency LED lighting throughout with presence detection and daylight dimming
Air source heat pumps in the form of VRF to provide heating and cooling