Description

The project consisted of the complete demolition of the existing office buildings at 8 St James’s Square and 7 Apple Tree Yard, followed by the redevelopment of 8 St James’s Square and 7 Apple Tree Yard to provide a new office building with lower ground floor, ground floor, five upper storeys, and fully screened roof plant.

It also included the refurbishment and alteration of 7 St James’s Square, with the change of use of the fourth floor to residential use, and reinstatement of connections between the existing listed building 7 St James’s Square and the new proposed building for 8 St James’s Square at lower ground, ground, first,
second and third floors.

The new 8 St James’s Square is arranged with an entrance from the centre of the elevation to St James’s Square leading to a reception space that spans the full width of the elevation at ground floor level. The entrance is approached across a glazed bridge spanning the retained lightwell area at lower ground floor. The area is separated from the pavement by painted railings of similar height to those in front of 7 and 9 St James’s Square.

From the reception space a generous passage leads to the bank of three lifts serving the office floors. Just past the lifts a large double height glazed opening reveals the reconfigured courtyard to the rear of 7 St James’s Square. A loading bay accessed from Apple Tree Yard is located at first floor.

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