180 Wardour Street, London W1
Ampersand is the exciting new connection between creativity and commerce. A landmark building refurbishment inspired by both the past and the future of Soho, recognised globally as London s pre-eminent office location for the creative community.
The Building Providing 64,000 sq ft of Grade A office space carefully crafted over four floors. Outstanding architectural design and the highest standards of specification. Average floor plates of 16,000 sq ft. Exceptional floor to ceiling heights of up to 3.26m. Strategic soft spots allow for the installation of staircases to connect floors. New entrance and reception positioned prominently at the corner of Wardour Street and Hollen Street. Reinforced concrete frame with flat slabs of both solid and waffle construction, supported on large pad foundations. All new areas of floor construction are in lightweight concrete composite floor on a structural steel frame. A new atrium 'heart' with a unique, commissioned sculptural staircase designed by Paul Cocksedge Studio and linked to each floor. 2,100 sq ft fourth floor roof terrace providing an inspiring vantage point over central London. Generous cycle storage and changing facilities. BREEAM target of very good.
Prime infrastructure, second to none transport links. Connections and intersections. Local and London. National and international. Or simply walk and talk. Transport Local tube Tottenham Court Road Oxford Circus Piccadilly Circus 5 mins 5 mins 9 mins London airports London City Heathrow Gatwick Stansted 32 mins 36 mins 1hr 6 mins 1hr 2 mins Edgware Road Regent s Park Baker Street Regent s Park Great Portland Street Warren Street Euston 1,000m 500m Euston Rd King s Cross St Pancras Russell Square Gray s Inn Rd Farringdon Rd Farringdon Bloomsbury St Mainline rail King s Cross: Eurostar Waterloo Victoria Paddington Euston Liverpool Street Moorgate: Thameslink 13 mins 15 mins 12 mins 16 mins 11 mins 19 mins 24 mins Crossrail (from 2018) Tottenham Court Road to: Heathrow Paddington Stratford Canary Wharf Barclays cycle hire 28 mins 4 mins 13 mins 12 mins Marble Arch Oxford St Bond Street Oxford Circus Regent St Goodge Street Ampersand Wardour St Tottenham Court Rd Leicester Square Covent Garden Holborn Temple Chancery Lane Wardour Street 15 cycles Broadwick Street 18 cycles Frith Street 18 cycles Soho Square 36 cycles Great Marlborough Street 39 cycles Moor Street 16 cycles Wells Street 37 cycles Rathbone Street 15 cycles Hyde Park Green Park Green Park Piccadilly Circus Charing Cross Embankment River Thames Knightsbridge Hyde Park Corner Buckingham Palace Gardens St James s Park Westminster Waterloo St James s Park 1,500m Victoria Journey times from www.tfl.gov.uk
The inspirational London location. Diverse and dynamic. Cultured and connected. Restaurants and retail. Original and modern. Local area Restaurants, cafés and venues 01 Nordic Bakery 02 Arbutus 03 Barrafina 04 Groucho Club 05 Bob Bob Ricard 06 Cafe Royal Hotel 07 Charlotte Street Hotel 08 Dean Street Townhouse 09 Ducksoup 10 Fernandez & Wells 11 La Bodega Negra 12 Hakkasan 13 Hibiscus 14 Hix 15 L'Escargot 16 The French House 17 Nopi 18 Polpo 19 Patara 20 Quo Vadis 21 Randall & Aubin 22 Soho House 23 The Soho Hotel 24 Sanderson Hotel 25 Sanctum Hotel 26 Sketch - Lecture Room & Library 27 Tapas Brindisa 28 The Ivy 29 Yauatcha 30 Bar Italia 31 Roka 32 Chipotle 33 BRGR.CO 34 Bam-Bou 35 Starbucks 36 Yumchaa 37 TAP Coffee Retail and shopping 01 Apple 02 Agent Provocateur 03 Supreme 04 Cowling & Wilcox 05 Rapha 06 Foyles 07 Gerry's 08 Evans Cycles 09 Hotel Chocolat 10 Hummingbird Bakery 11 Woolrich 12 Liberty 13 Lina Stores 14 Lucy in Disguise 15 Milroy's of Soho 16 Paul A Young Fine Chocolates 17 Whole Foods 18 Topshop 19 Marks & Spencer 20 The Vinyl Factory 21 Reckless Records 22 Orlebar Brown 23 Uniqlo 24 American Apparel 25 Richard James 26 Kilgour 27 Sadie Coles HQ 28 Hauser & Wirth 01 Mortimer St 18 Oxford Circus 13 26 Margaret St 27 25 12 25 Regent St Kingly St 26 28 Wells St Oxford Street Great Marlborough St Carnaby St 22 23 17 20 Beak St Berners St Broadwick St 24 19 18 24 Golden Sq 05 17 Poland St 10 05 01 Bridle Ln 04 Great Pulteney St Glasshouse St 06 27 14 36 14 11 33 32 29 31 Lexington St Charlotte St 07 1 Minute Walk Ampersand 35 02 21 Berwick St 10 21 Rathbone Pl 16 13 5 Minute Walk 37 23 03 08 34 Tottenham Court Rd Wardour St Dean St 07 20 08 Tottenham Court Rd Soho Sq 02 09 Bateman St 03 Old Compton St 16 Shaftesbury Ave 04 Greek St 30 12 15 15 09 22 Lisle St Bedford Sq Tottenham Court Rd 06 19 Charing Cross Rd 11 28 Piccadilly Circus
01 The essential setting. Thriving and vibrant. Collaborations and community. Entrepreneurial and energetic. Commercial and creative. Soho Long recognised and embraced as an icon, Soho is the cultural heart of London's West End. Ampersand is located here as part of a major creative and commercial transformation that will connect its exceptional heritage to an exciting future. The locality is a unique family of established and emerging businesses, bars, restaurants and retail. 09 Apple Store Regent Street 10 Polpo Beak Street 11 Fernandez and Wells Beak Street 12 Lina Stores Brewer Street 13 Dog and Duck Bateman Street 14 Lucy in Disguise Lexington Street 14 01 Hix Brewer Street 03 06 08 09 12 15 02 Agent Provocateur Broadwick Street 03 The Ivy West Street 04 Liberty Regent Street 05 Rapha Brewer Street 07 06 Mark Powell Marshall Street 07 Princi Wardour Street 08 Pollen Street Social Pollen Street 02 04 05 18 10 13 16 11 17 15 L'Escargot Greek Street 16 Yauatcha Broadwick Street 17 Yoobi Lexington Street 18 Soho House Greek Street
10 Hakkasan Hanway Place 11 Fernandez and Wells Beak Street 12 Milkbar Bateman Street 13 Yoobi Lexington Street 14 Yauatcha Broadwick Street 07 09 15 Riflemakers Beak Street 16 Fernandez and Wells Beak Street 17 17 Algerian Coffee Stores Old Compton Street 01 04 01 Lina Stores Brewer Street 14 18 20 02 Flat Iron Beak Street 03 Andrew Edmunds Lexington Street 04 Tiffany & Co. Old Bond Street 10 12 02 05 06 19 21 03 08 11 13 15 16 05 Randall & Aubin Brewer Street 06 Hibiscus Maddox Street 07 No. 26 TAP Coffee Rathbone Place 08 Charlotte Street Hotel Charlotte Street 09 Pitt Cue Co. Newburgh Street 18 The Groucho Club Dean Street 19 Nopi Warwick Street 20 Hix Brewer Street 21 Fortnum & Mason Piccadilly
Inspiration through design. Engaging and energising. Innovative and iconic. Character and sophistication. Sustainability and performance. Ampersand Ampersand is a signature, contemporary transformation of a landmark Soho building. From the dynamic entrance facade, to the dramatic staircase within the Atrium, to the distinctive Grade A office space, our dedicated design focus is first and foremost to create an inspirational working environment. Through undertaking the highest quality specification and a sophisticated approach with materials, we are committed to crafting a new workplace standard.
Entrance
The reception Draft CGI, subject to redesign
Paul Cocksedge staircase
01 03 05 02 04 01 Top floor herb garden 02 Office entrance 03 Lift Lobby 04 Lobby area 05 WC interior
Typical office floor
01 02 01 Paul Cocksedge staircase 02 Office view of atrium
4th floor terrace
01 02 01 4th floor office terrace with views to the east 02 4th and 5th floor living wall and bronze fin detail
Office entrance views
Schedule of areas Floor sq ft sq m First 16,809 1,561.7 Second 17,213 1,599.3 Third 17,251 1,602.8 Fourth 13,387 1,243.8 Fourth Terrace Third Total 64,660 * 6,008 * Fourth floor 2,100 195.1 terrace area Second First Atrium Ground Reception Basement Bike storage and showers *Subject to variation, to be measured on practical completion.
Basement Showers 3 WC 1 Bicycle racks 62 Staff lockers 62 Ground floor Access Loading bay Oxford Street Retail Hollen Street Oxford Street Retail Ramp Hollen Street Residential Residential Reception Office Office Retail Residential N Wardour Street Retail Residential N Wardour Street
1st floor 16,809 sq ft / 1,561.7 sq m 2nd floor 17,213 sq ft / 1,599.3 sq m WC 12 Shower 1 Disabled WC 1 Disabled shower 1 WC 12 Shower 1 Disabled WC 1 Disabled shower 1 Oxford Street Atrium Staircase WC block Hollen Street Oxford Street Atrium Staircase WC block Hollen Street Wardour Street Wardour Street N N
3rd floor 17,251 sq ft / 1,602.8 sq m 4th floor 13,387 sq ft / 1,243.8 sq m WC 12 Shower 1 Disabled WC 1 Disabled shower 1 WC 12 Shower 1 Disabled WC 1 Disabled shower 1 Terrace 2,100 sq ft Oxford Street Atrium Staircase WC block Hollen Street Oxford Street Atrium Staircase WC block Hollen Street Terrace Wardour Street Wardour Street N N
Typical floor Single Occupancy Cellular Typical floor Single Occupancy Open plan Print station Reception Board Room Meeting room x9 Private offices x12 Staff lunch/kitchen Kitchenette WC x12 Shower x1 Disabled WC x1 Disabled Shower x1 Occupancy - 121 people Print station Staff lunch kitchen Print station Reception Board room Meeting room 7 Private offices 2 Printers Staff lunch kitchen Kitchenette WC 12 Shower 1 Disabled WC 1 Disabled shower 1 Occupancy - 150 people Print station Staff lunch kitchen Oxford Street Atrium Staircase WC block Hollen Street Oxford Street Atrium Staircase WC block Hollen Street Print station Print station Reception Kitchenette Reception Kitchenette Board room Board room Wardour Street Wardour Street N N
Ampersand is a rare architectural opportunity to transform a key Soho building by introducing exciting new features and integrating a sophisticated approach to design. Specification The design vision is to maximise the modern while optimising the original. Through the highest specification of materials and finishes, we are carefully crafting an exceptional building worthy of the exceptional location. Typical office floor Designed for 2 tenancies per floor. Painted plasterboard walls and linings. New full access raised floors with a 130mm void. Sprayed and exposed concrete waffle slab feature ceiling. Suspended blade LED lighting with integrated services. Full glazed core doors set within European oak surround. Tenant riser provision. Breakout 'module' meeting spaces at the Atrium. Exposed aluminium finished air handling diffusers with jet nozzle air distribution. New full height double glazed windows set within bronze projecting frames. Daylight mimicking LED light system. Light fittings conform to CIBSE lighting. Guide 350 lux in offices to improve on the energy performance of 1.8W/m2/100lux and the EPC rating. Floor / ceiling heights Clear floor to ceiling heights and clear floor to service spine heights. Floor Floor to ceiling Floor to ceiling under Typical services spine Typical Ground floor 4.60m 3.45m 1st floor 3.26m 2.60m 2nd floor 3.26m 2.60m 3rd floor 3.26m 2.60m 4th floor 3.10m 2.52m Atrium Unique feature staircase by Paul Cocksedge. High performance glazing to roof. Vented natural climate control. Lifts 3 x 13 person passenger lift (1,000 kg) equivalent to a "good" rating by CIBSE. Lift car finishes: Polished concrete floor tiles, white back-painted glass and mirror walls, stainless steel handrail and recessed LED downlighting. Lift speed - 1.6 m/s. Facade and entrance Upgraded insulation to the facade. Full height frameless glazed reception facade. 4.5m floor to ceiling height within the entrance lobby. Crystal Tourniket revolving door and pass door. Inset ribbed entrance mat in recessed aluminium mat well. Managed disabled access. Reception Integral and bespoke Ampersand motif design. Polished poured concrete floor. Bespoke cast concrete feature panel cladding to lift lobby. Hunter Douglas feature solid European oak suspended ceiling and wall cladding to lift lobby. Bespoke LED lighting installation. Bespoke steel staircase and balustrade. (Concept design subject to variances). Roof decks 4th floor terrace providing circa 2,100 sq ft. Brown roof. Photovoltaic panels. Sliding glazed terrace doors. Living wall to terrace areas. Frameless cantilevered glass balustrading. Enclosed plant area. Toilets and shower provisions Male and female superloos with white back painted glass wall cladding and Hunter Douglas oak ceilings. DDA compliant disabled WC's and showers on 1st to 4th floors with back painted glass wall cladding and Hunter Douglas oak ceilings. 1 shower and 1 disabled access shower on each upper floor. White Duravit Pura Vida vitreous china sanitaryware. Bespoke polished concrete vanity units. Vola sanitary fitting. Flush frameless doors clad in European oak to match Hunter Douglas ceilings. Integrated Dali digital control lighting system to LED lighting. Cycle provisions Located at basement level with dedicated lift entrance from Hollen Street. Bicycle lift. 62 Bike racks. 62 lockers. 3 individual showers and changing rooms. Design occupancy levels Means of escape Cooling / heating Lift provisions Sanitary provisions Performance criteria Electrical Services 1 person / 6 sq m 1 person / 10 sq m (with the capacity for tenants to increase this to 1 person / 8 sq m) 1 person / 10 sq m 1 person / 10 sq m Lighting: Fittings conforming to CIBSE lighting guide 350 lux in offices to improve on the energy performance of 1.8W/m2/100lux and the EPC rating. Lighting power: 1.8W/m2/100lux. Small power: 15 w/m (risers and bus bars sized at 25 w/m). 350 lux average to office area. Telecommunications Incoming ducts for tenant telecoms. Dedicated tray for data and telecoms by way of risers to each floor. Standby power provisions Landlords standby generator for life safety systems and space for future tenants generator. Security Access control and CCTV provided to reception and landlord areas including loading bay and car park. Provision for access control to all floors. Designated security room linked to reception and final exits. Mechanical services A new 3-Pipe VRV/VRF energy efficient air conditioning system. Comprising a range of ceiling mounted fan coil units (located within the central spine). All fan coils are autonomous, provided with integral dedicated temperature controls set by the BMS (with the ability to extend sensor locations). Cooling system separated to allow future subletting of floors and energy monitoring (per half floor). Offices will have two central ventilation systems providing fresh air for occupants at 12 litres/sec per person. Each system feed is via a roof mounted air handling unit incorporating filtration, heating and cooling coils, thermal wheel energy recovery, and variable speed supply and extract fans. The treated air would be distributed via risers and ceiling void mounted ductwork, delivering air local to the rear of the fan coil units Submeters to office areas for future connection to CHP plant Building management system and energy monitoring provided Full BMS with central head end providing monitoring and alarms of the building services systems. Interface with all meters enabling energy and performance monitoring of the main systems. Design loadings The design loadings for each area shall be as follows: Roof load Dead load Brown roof 2.4kN / m2 Live load 0.6kN / m2 Typical office floor Dead load Raised floor 0.5kN / m2 Ceiling and services 0.4kN / m2 Toilets 1.5kN / m2 Tiles on lightweight screed Live load Typical floor 3.0 + 1.0kN / m2 Partitions Live load Toilets 2.0 + 1.0kN / m2 Partitions Plant area Dead load Floor finishes 1.2kN / m2 Steel grillage floor 1.0kN / m2 Live load Typical floor 7.5kN / m2 Double height plant area to be designed for a total live load of 7.5 kn/m2 to include for plant at both levels. Substation Upgraded 11 kv UKPN owned substation within basement 1MVA Capacity. Satellite and terrestrial reception system Space at roof level/incoming duct for satellite and terrestrial systems with containment in risers.
Resolution Driven by a keen, entrepreneurial energy, the specific focus of Resolution is on investing in UK and European commercial properties that offer a dynamic and exciting scope for refurbishment and redevelopment. Ampersand embodies the Resolution approach to connecting commerce with creativity. Our commitment is to first rate development through first class financial and creative partners. To this end, we are pleased to have partnered with the Peterson Group, who have established an unrivalled reputation for major mixed use developments in Canada and particularly in Hong Kong, their home territory. With the needs of a creative target market always front and centre, we have engaged the very best of British talent to deliver Architecture (Darling Associates), Design (Paul Cocksedge), Brand (Tom Hingston Studio) and Marketing (Turnbull & Hale Associates). Our ambitions in the creative industries category have recently been accelerated with the rapid acquisition, turnaround and pre-letting of 15 Bonhill St. and with plans, currently being actioned, to transform Triton Court into Alphabeta, a landmark creative office space for Shoreditch. Ampersand is the next 'A' class creative asset development in our portfolio and is set, not only to become a transforming feature of an exciting Soho landscape, but also of the continued success of Resolution. Credits Owner Peterson HK Developer Resolution Property Project Manager Canmoor Projects Architect Darling Associates Structural Engineer Furness Partnership M+E Consultant URS Planning Consultant Gerald Eve Leasing Agents Hanover Green & DTZ Brand Direction & Development Simon Turnbull & Andrew Hale Design & Art Direction Tom Hingston Studio Contact DTZ Craig Norton Telephone +44 (0)20 3296 4620 Mobile +44 (0)78 1842 4764 craig.norton@dtz.com Nick Raven Telephone +44 (0)20 3296 4626 Mobile +44 (0)77 5331 0991 nick.raven@dtz.com Hanover Green Sarah Porter Telephone +44 (0)20 3130 6405 Mobile +44 (0)79 9057 1858 sporter@hanovergreen.co.uk Neil Proctor Telephone +44 (0)20 3130 6406 Mobile + 44 (0)77 1146 8893 nproctor@hanovergreen.co.uk Hanover Green and DTZ give notice that these particulars are set out as a general outline for the guidance of intending Purchasers or Lessees, and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Details are given without any responsibility and any intending Purchasers, or Lessees or Third Party should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. No person in the employment of Hanover Green or DTZ have any authority to make any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. July 2013.
Ampersand www.ampersandbuilding.com 180 Wardour Street, London W1