Ulster Terrace offices completion
Figure 1: John Nash’s Grade II listed building sits on Ulster Terrace with a prime position overlooking Regent’s Park.
Our refurbishment to the elegant workspaces in the Grade II listed, John Nash designed Ulster Terrace building are now complete.
Figure 2: A newly refurbished office space with unrivalled views of Regent’s Park.
The existing rambling single office space that spread confusingly across the ground and lower ground floor of this elegant building floor had sat vacant for two years when we were first appointed. A thoughtful subdivision into three new smaller units and a sympathetic refurbishment that peeled back layers of insensitive interventions to reveal historic features meant that all three of the units were pre-let before the work was completed. They are now all occupied by new tenants who are making this John Nash building on Regent’s Circle their home.
We worked with our client to undertake an early soft-strip demolition of the space on this project in order to reduce the number of unforeseen site conditions that typically add delay and cost to a project. This early work allowed us to develop a complex, yet highly successful servicing strategy with the team which was designed to respond to the unique conditions at each floor level and unit.
We also worked closely with the fire engineer to coordinate a new fire strategy, using original historic entrance doors that had been locked shut when the office was a single unit.
Figure 3: The front room of one of the new units is finished with herringbone pattern flooring and energy efficient pendant lights. The casings for the fan-coil units are bespoke and echo the architectural features found within John Nash’s building.
4 S Architecture worked with the design team to maximise ceiling heights, install sustainable measures including energy efficient lighting and automated blinds to control glare, and fit new tea points to each unit. The design complements that of the Grade II listed building, with bespoke fan-coil casing taking inspiration from the orangery-type space in the central office space, and fan-tailed tiles in the tea points that echo the arches on the facade.
You can find out more about Ulster Terrace and other office projects on our Workplace page.