Garnett Netherwood - Commercial Projects Brochure - January 2019

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INTRODUCTION Founded in 1988 Garnett Netherwood are known for Based in Leeds, the practice has worked successfully their innovation and design integrity. We continually throughout the UK and more recently the Channel aim to meet and exceed our client’s aspirations. Islands. Our strength lies in the flexible structure of our Through careful analysis of the brief and an organisation with the emphasis on director understanding of our clients aspirations, we aim involvement at all stages of a project’s life. Our to design office buildings that work well, are cost Studio is constantly working on a wide range and effective and are enjoyed by their users. scale of projects. GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 3

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NO.6 QUEEN STREET, LEEDS No.6 Queen Street is a new BREEAM ‘Excellent’ as it does so the proportion of brick to glass reduces. office building in the heart of Leeds City Centre. At the fourth floor brickwork is used to create deep Set over six floors, the design includes 47 secure arches enclosing the glazing and by the fifth floor basement car parking spaces and external roof the elevations are all glass. terraces on the 4th and 5th floors giving excellent views of the city’s skyline. The Queen Street elevation has more contemporary neighbours and here a similar framework of brick The site is within a conservation area consisting piers and horizontal bands enclose only glazing mainly of red brick Georgian and Victorian with no brick infill panels. To reduce the scale, at the properties. Our design for the elevation along York fourth floor the columns are reintroduced to form Place responds to this historical context with deeply smaller bays with brise-soleil spanning between modelled brickwork and punched windows. the brick piers to provide solar protection from the The height of the new building is visually reduced to setting sun. tie in with the surrounding building levels by stepping the floor plates back at the 4th and 5th floor levels. A strip of Portland stone layered behind the brickwork Full height vertical recesses within the brickwork highlights the entrance area and continues, create a rhythm of smaller bays, which are similar in extending from underneath the brickwork to the proportion to the Georgian neighbours. corner of Queen Street and York Place where if forms a four storey arch supporting a full height Higher up the building the elevation steps back and glazed bay. GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 5

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Second Floor SECOND FLOOR MEZZANINE fi nished blue The central pods allow a small mezzanine to occupy the roof space in the offi ce area. This mezzanine is designed wholly for collaborative Feature ‘Drop Ceiling’. areas and larger meeting rooms. The void in the fl oor aligns with Colour: Yellow that below so as to provide an uninterupted lightwell through to the production area on the upper ground fl oor. To include feature strip lighting. The drop ceiling with feature lighting over the ark of workstations mirrors the logo. Additionally the feature lighting symbolise the sun and continue the theme of nature throughout the building. MEETING ROOM Exposed ductwork paint INTERNAL FIT-OUT SPECIFICATION The services throughout the building are colour co-ordinated 25 People throughout with light fi ttings black in colour and the HVAC ductwork Living Wall blue in colour. Co-Working/ Breakout Area MATRIX HORNBEAM PARK, HARROGATE MEETING ROOM 25 People Garnett Netherwood were appointed in 2017 by to the rear sharing a common service yard and Hornbeam Park to design 5 new buildings that access roads. would provide between 140,000ft² and 220,000ft² of office/warehousing in a campus setting with The construction of the shell buildings was parking in an undercroft. completed in December 2018 with the fit-out stage Light fi ttings to have black fi nish. in progress on site ready for the first tenants in the The office element of the new buildings face out summer of 2019. on to the existing office park with the warehousing First Floor FIRST FLOOR The fi rst fl oor offi ce area is designed to promote inclusivity and collaboration between all employees. The core and atrium continue the corporate themes of the fl oors below with the fl oor fi nishes designed to echo the themes of nature and guide people throughout the space. The front area of the building consists of the Managing Director’s offi ce, Boardroom, and canteen set off the breakout and co-working areas. This provides an area for all employees as well as offering the MD’s offi ce and boardroom direct contact with the entire company. OFFICE The canteen provides an informal meeting area for all employees and Director the feature wall within the canteen consists of images of a wide range of cities that is aimed to echo the diverse employee demographic of the Tenant Living Wall The central area is clustered around 2 voids that align with the central roofl ights above to provide a lightwell through to the production area as well as allowing offi ce staff to be connected to the production Void CBD. process below. The central pods and breakout seating are designed to mirror the company logo and provide a number of small offi ces WCs and meeting rooms, to encourage cross knowledge transfer between Void employees. BOARDROOM To the rear of the space is the main open plan offi ce area. A central ark of desks under the feature drop ceiling provide an additional reference to the logo and helps to draw people from each corner of the offi ce into the collaborative area in the heart of the building/logo. CANTEEN MEETING ROOM 14 People OFFICE Managing Director Upper Ground Floor UPPER GROUND FLOOR The atrium to the upper ground fl oor continues the themes that are Link Corridor to applied on the lower ground, with the lift core being decorated in the Unit M4 corporate colours of the Tenant and the feature living wall continuing for the full height of the space. Loading Bay On this level the toilet facilities include shower facilities for male, female and disabled users. The offi ce provisions for operations staff and the Research and Development Laboratory are situated at the front of the building to make use of the windows along the front elevation. This maximises the amount of space to the rear of the building for the production area. Loading Bay Fast action roller shutter doors are provided to both loading bays and the link corridor. OFFICE QA Workshop Living Wall FIRST AID PRODUCTION AREA WCs GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 7 OFFICE LABORATORY Ops Manager Live Testing OFFICE Ops Supervisors LABORATORY Research and Development Lower Ground Floor LOWER GROUND FLOOR The lower ground fl oor of Unit M2 features an undercroft car park with 55 parking bays, the Training Centre and Showroom (with folding partitions to allow the space to be sub-divided as required) and an open reception with full height (3 storey) atrium. The reception area has a feature living wall to the stairs that helps echo the company’s ethos for sustainability and improved air quality. Trophies form displays as part of the reception and main entrance that immediately inform visitors of the new Campus about the achievements and prestige of the company. Feature walls within the atrium are decorated in the corporate colours of the tenant. Vehicle UNDERCROFT CAR PARKING Entrance 55no. spaces WCs RECEPTION Main Entrance Folding TEA Partition POINT Folding Partition Folding Partition TRAINING AND SHOWROOM MEETING ROOM 14 People GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS

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ALFRED PLACE, LONDON In 2018 Garnett Netherwood were appointed by which has break-out spaces for informal meetings Landmark Office to refurbish the former No.15 Alfred and plenty of space to relax. From the lounge are Place in the centre of Fitzrovia, London. tenants can either proceed to their office space or go out into the refurbished atrium garden which The project involved the complete stripping out provides a focal point for all the surrounding office of the upper four floors of the building followed by floors. extensive structural works to ensure that the building would meet the latest office loadings required by The refurbished roof space includes a spectacular tenants. meeting space in the double height cupola and an office suite with a mezzanine and connecting spiral From the ground floor reception tenants go up stair. to the first floor, arriving in the lounge/café area GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 9

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NO.2 WELLINGTON PLACE, LEEDS Number Two is the practice’s third commission for Above the entrance area the building elevations Hermes Real Estate at Wellington Place. are of a high performance curtain walling system, terminating in large panels of cast stone. As the The shape and form of the building responds to the building extends around the curve of the road, curved road layout on the northern site boundary the elevations take on a regular rhythm of window and the future public spaces to the south. A openings with cast stone at the lower and upper basement has also been incorporated into the storeys with a locally sourced red brick in between. design, providing 71 secure car parking spaces and shower/changing facilities for cyclists/runners. The differing window proportions between storeys reflect the buildings city centre context. The main entrance to Number Two is a fully glazed double height space that extends out into the covered plaza acting as a focus from Wellington Street. GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 11

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THE QUADRANT, SHEFFIELD The Quadrant is an Innovation Centre for local containing exhibition and conference facilities, businesses within the South Sheffield area. The provides a strong focal point for tenants and visitors scheme was won through a design competition arriving at the site. The elevations utilise terracotta for Manor & Castle Development Trust. The Client’s cladding and high performance glazing. The brief called for a progressive modern design which buildings are orientated north south on the site with could be efficiently split down into varying sized extensive brise-soleil to prevent excessive solar gain units for different tenant requirements. at key times of year. Garnett Netherwood’s winning scheme proposed Roof mounted photovoltaic panels provide 20% of two linear buildings each with a central ‘street’ the building’s daily requirement during the summer that acts as a focal point for access, meeting and months. Ventilation of the office units is mixed mode social areas as well as providing natural daylight – natural ventilation utilising the ‘street’ as a thermal and ventilation. The main entrance is sited next buffer space supplemented by fan coil units if to the terracotta clad rotunda which, as well as tenants require them. GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 13

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DEAKINS BUSINESS PARK PHASE 1, BOLTON Deakins Mill is a 30 acre 19th Century spinning As well as the general cleaning up and making and weaving mill complex that was owned by the good of the original stonework, roof trusses have Ashworth family until 1959 when textile work finally been sandblasted and skylights added. The latest came to an end in the area. The buildings then had phase involved the addition of a further floor to one various industrial uses, gradually falling into disrepair of the buildings. until bought by their current owner. The modern addition is clad in larch which Garnett Netherwood has been working on the will weather down to a silvery grey over time, redevelopment of the mill complex since 2001 complimenting the newly cleaned stonework completing the fourth phase in 2006. The 19th below. Thermally broken double glazed windows century buildings have been a new lease of life as were sourced to respect the 19th century facades high specification office units. whilst delivering the required thermal performance. GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 15

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DEAKINS BUSINESS PARK PHASE 2, BOLTON Deakins Mill is a 30 acre 19th Century spinning been sandblasted and skylights added. The latest and weaving mill complex that was owned by the phase involved the addition of a further floor to one Ashworth family until 1959 when textile work finally of the buildings. came to an end in the area. The buildings then had various industrial uses, gradually falling into disrepair The modern addition is clad in larch which until bought by their current owner. will weather down to a silvery grey over time, complimenting the newly cleaned stonework Garnett Netherwood has been working on the below. Thermally broken double glazed windows redevelopment of the mill complex since 2001. were sourced to respect the 19th century facades The 19th century buildings have been given a new whilst delivering the performance required by lease of life as high specification office units. today’s office users. As well as the general cleaning up and making good of the original stonework, roof trusses have GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 17

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HUNSLET WHARF, LEEDS Hunslet Wharf is the ninth phase of development The building’s orientation on the site enabled us that Garnett Netherwood have carried out at the to incorporate larger areas of glazing on the north Old Mill Business park for Bayford developments. elevation giving the tenants stunning views out over The 22,000ft2 office building was prelet to UKUL the river. The main staircase and core areas are Insurance. positioned on the south elevation to act as a solar buffer, protecting the office areas from excess heat Situated on the south banks of the River Aire to the gain. south east of central Leeds, the new office location benefits from its proximity to both the M1 and M62 Much care was taken over the provision of swift motorways. and bat boxes to lessen the impact of our design on the riverside habitat. GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 19

GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS The Design Innovation Centre, 46 The Calls, Leeds, LS2 7EY www.garnettnetherwood.com 0113 244 8858 January 2019