Retrofit for Purpose

case study 1

199 Bishopsgate, London

British Land PLC

01 New entrance and lobby

This project offers many lessons and sets a benchmark for the energy-efficient retrofit of air-conditioned office buildings constructed in the boom of the late 1980s, which are now coming up for refurbishment at the end of their first 25-year lifecycle. While delivering commercial value without compromise – the ultimate test being the attractiveness to prestigious tenants – the retrofit has better integrated the building with its urban context, approximately halved predicted energy use and reduced predicted emissions by 40%, while also achieving other sustainability ...