Royal Holloway University of London

Founder's South Tower Refubishment

This refurbishment includes four sensitive projects spanning five years.

Another of HDC's many sensitive refurbishments in the Grade I listed Founder's Building was to re-purpose the old library and archiving stores into functional category B office space.

This project comprised the following phases:

Phase I - Old Library & Archive Store
Phase II - Reading Room's Refurbishment
Phase III - South Tower Offices
Phase IV - Lower Herringham Room

The principal features of the project included:

The creation of a 60-occupant open plan office in the ground floor.
Re-purposing of another 22 rooms spanning four floors within the main tower to be used as further offices, meeting spaces, print rooms, tea points and toilets.
Re-configuration of an old book store into two multi-use hybrid working spaces.
Infill of existing staircase.
Complete corridor refurbishment interlinking the rooms.
Raised ceiling with acoustic panels within the office space.
Exposing of the original curved window heads.
Removal of all exposed cabling, running new within the building fabric.
Floor gromit delivery of services.
Overseeing the supply, delivery and installation of all office furniture.
Asbestos removal.

Location

Egham - Surrey

Service

PM - Full Service

QS - Full Service

Procurement

Traditional

Completion

Various