6 Briset Street London, EC1 2 BRISET STREET ENTRANCE 3 INTRODUCTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY _ BOLD, ONE-OF-A-KIND DESIGN REFLECTIVE OF ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. KEY FEATURES – 47,905 sq ft of stand out new – Underfloor 4 pipe fan coil air office space in the heart of conditioning (exposed system colourful Clerkenwell, located a in the lower ground) 2 minute walk from Crossrail’s Farringdon station. – Plaster ceilings with surface mounted LED lighting – New double height contemporary reception – 2 x 10 person passenger lifts and 1 x 8 person passenger lift – Dedicated entrance accessed off St John’s Square for self-contained – 70 bicycle spaces with 46 lockers ground and lower ground floors and cycle surgery station – A variety of roof terraces throughout – 3 male and 3 female showers the building – Feature triplex top floors with barrelled roof 4 CHAPTER 01 01 – THE LOCATION WHAT MAKES CLERKENWELL SUCH A COLOURFUL PLACE TO BE? IT’S ALL IN THE MIX. 5 CHAPTER 01 WELCOME TO EC1 _ AN IRRESISTIBLE COMBINATION THAT GIVES CLERKENWELL ITS INIMITABLE BUZZ. Take a walk through the characterful streets of EC1 and you’ll soon experience why it’s a magnet for an eclectic mix of people and industries. Here, tucked between Shoreditch and the West End, amongst brick-built Victorian warehouses and glossy glass and steel offices, you’ll find a community as diverse as its architecture. Traditional pubs neighbour cool coffee shops and independent design studios flourish alongside corporate HQs, all adding to an optimistic, free-thinking mood and entrepreneurial spirit. 6 CHAPTER 01 ART & CRAFT _ THE SMITHSON OWES MUCH OF ITS CRAFTED AESTHETIC, AND EVEN ITS NAME, TO CLERKENWELL’S HERITAGE AS A HUB FOR LONDON’S FINEST ARTISANS. In fact, St. John’s has been home to a community of talented craftspeople for centuries, from bookbinders and master clockmaker’s to numerous jewellers of silver and gold; all renowned ‘smiths’ of their trade. This connection continues today through the area’s thriving creative scene and annual Clerkenwell Design Week, which every May transforms the historic streets around The Smithson into a showcase for leading contemporary art and design, from both local makers and international brands. 7 CHAPTER 01 LOCAL AMENITIES _ WHATEVER THE TIME OF DAY, THE STREETS SURROUNDING THE SMITHSON OFFER A WEALTH OF PLACES TO EAT, DRINK AND MEET. d Rodney Street a o Gerrard Road R New N Road n Eagle Wharfe Road Whardale Road ia n o d le a Angel Vincent Terrace C White Lion Street York Way Donegal Street Midland Road Wharfe Road Collier Street Wenlock Road King’s Cross Colebrooke Way Shepherdess Walk Pentonville Road Arnwell Street St. Pancras Goswell Road New North Road Mylne Street Murray Grove City Road International Provost Street Penton Rise Gray’s Inn Road Bevenden Street Kings Cross Road Great Percy Street Nile Street Swinton Street City Road Acton Street 8 CHAPTER 01 Judd Street East Road Euston Road Cartwright Gds Fredrick Street Cubitt Street 11 Lever Street Brunswick Place Goswell Road Bath Street Upper Wobum Place k LOCAL OCCUPIERS HOTELS l Percival Street Sidmouth Street a w Rosebery Avenue 1 Agent Provocateur 1 Citadines 13 Skinner Street Old Street Central Street Old Street Farringdon Road 2 Allford Hall Monaghan Morris 2 Malmaison in 3 Gray’s Inn Road Mecklenburgh Square 3 AKQA 3 The Rookery Tavistock Place 6 Exmouth Market m 5 min w alk 4 Alexander McQueen 4 The Rosebery 0 14 5 Amazon 5 The Zetter Townhouse Hunter Street 1 St. John Street 6 Amnesty International Marchmont Street Woodbridge Street 7 Beats by Dr Dre (Apple) Bloomsbury 21 8 Ben Sherman Farringdon Road Dallington Street t 9 BulthuapBunhill Row e GYMS Bowling Green Lane e City Road Wobum Place r 4 t 10 Deloitte Digital S Northburgh Street Clerkenwell Close 1 Gym Box Farringdon e Old Street 11 Fred Perry d Gordon Square r o 16 12 Grey London 2 MOB45 f 2 k 20 13 e 13 Hill + Knowlton 3 Virgin Active Barbican S 20 12 Great Sutton Street Whitecross Street Russell Square 4 10 9 14 Kurt Geiger Sq Rosebery Avenue 5 s Guilford Street John Street 15 North Highland Gray’s Inn Road 7 4 John’ 16 Publicis Groupe 8 St. Paul Street Byng Place 5 17 Save The Children 8 Clerkenwell Road 1 18 Starcom Media Vest Group 19 Tesco Blinkbox St. John Lane21 Worship Street 20 Unilever Turnmill1 6Street 18 1 21 Zaha Hadid Architects Russell Square 18 Gardens 14 6 Ridgmount Street Briset St Hatton Wall 9 19 Theobalds Road Farringdon Road Southampton Row Street St. John 11 Benjamin St Portpool Lane 3 BARS & RESTAURANTS Malet Street 1 Hatton Garden 7 Charterhouse SquareBarbican 19 2 3 1 Albion Gray’s Inn Road 3 12 15 Beech Street 2 Anglo Sun Street Cowcross Street 17 3 Club Gascon Silk Street Red Lion Street 2 10 4 Coin LaundrySouth Place 17 Farringdon Long Lane Crossrai 5 Dans Le Noir Goswell Road l Farringdon 6 The Eagle Bedford Sq 7 Foxlow Wilson Street Charterhouse Street 1 8 Granger & Co 9 The Green 2 Moor Lane Moorgate Eagle Street 10 Jerusalem Tavern 15 11 Le Cafe Du Marche Bloomsbury Way 12 The Modern Pantry High Holborn W Smithfield Holborn High Holborn Chancery 13 Moro London Wall 14 Pizza Pilgrims Lane 1 15 Polpo 5 0 Tottenham London Wall Chancery Lane 16 The Slaughtered Lamb Farringdon Street Court Road Holborn Viaduct m 17 Smiths of Smithfield High Holborn i New Oxford Street n 18 Sosharu Wormwood Street w 19 St. John Lincoln Inn Crossrail Fields New Fetter Lane a 20 Sushi Tetsu l k 21 Workshop Coffee Co Kingsway Bream’s Street Charing Cross Road Drury Lane New Square Bow Street Covent Cheapside Fleet Street St. Paul’s Garden Bank Middle Temple Lane Shaftesbury Avenue Cannon Street t Shelton Street e Wellington Street e Russel Street r t S e i Old Compton Street Strand r e v Long Acre u Floral Street o Tudor Street B Mansion House Blackfriars Temple Gracechurch Street 9 CHAPTER 02 02 – CONNECTIVITY CLERKENWELL’S GREAT CONNECTIONS MAKE GETTING AROUND EFFORTLESS. 10 CHAPTER 02 Trains to Bedford/Luton CONNECTED _ WITH THE ELIZABETH LINE King’s Cross CONNECTED TO FARRINGDON STATION, IT WILL BE ONE OF 3 THE MOST ACCESSIBLE IN MINS THE LONDON. Paddington Farringdon Canary Wharf 2 Heathrow 8 Bond Street Liverpool Street 8 Stratford MINS MINS MINS Crossrail’s high frequency, high capacity WALK service will change the way people 23 4 4 10 travel around the capital. Crossrail MINS MINS MINS MINS will, for the first time, deliver a direct connection between all of London’s main employment centres; linking Heathrow with Paddington, the West End, the City and Canary Wharf. The station already has Thameslink National Rail, connecting trains to Kings Cross and to outer London (Bedford and Victoria Luton destinations) along with London Underground connections with the Circle, Metropolitan and District lines. 19 KEY CROSSRAIL TIMES FROM FARRINGDON: In addition, Chancery Lane with access MINS Current Crossrail to the Central Line is 8 minutes walk. Journey Time Journey Time Farringdon Crossrail will be operational Canary Wharf 25 8 from December 2018 and it will Bond Street 18 4 connect with Thameslink and the London Underground to provide links Woolwich 39 17 with outer London. Trains to Brighton 11 CHAPTER 03 03 – THE BUILDING 48,000 SQ FT OF STAND-OUT NEW OFFICE SPACE IN THE HEART OF COLOURFUL CLERKENWELL. 12 CHAPTER 03 BUILDING OVERVIEW _ DISCOVER SPACES THAT ARE COMFORTABLE AND CONTEMPORARY, INDUSTRIAL YET INVITING. The handsome warehouses and workshops of Clerkenwell have provided rich inspiration for The Smithson’s modern industrial spaces. Lofty ceilings and large windows encourage natural light to flood the expansive workspace within, and inside the building, there’s an eclectic choice of materials. The pared-back, double-height reception area features exposed steel girders and polished concrete, with a suspended metal and glass ‘bridge’ reminiscent of those traditionally found in factory buildings, while timber accents and sumptuous upholstery add a feeling of warmth. 13 CHAPTER 03 St. John’s facade 14 CHAPTER 03 AREA SCHEDULE _ OFFICE AREAS Floor NIA sq ft NIA sq m 6 1,613 149.8 5 4,284 398.0 4 5,896 547.7 3 7,875 731.6 2 8,487 788.4 1 7,581 704.3 G 6,821 633.7 LG 4,537 421.5 G Reception 811 75.3 Total 47,905 4,450.30 Note: Areas subject to final verification completion of building works. The measurement of areas is based upon the RICS Code of Measuring Practice (6th edition). IPMS measurement is available on request. 15 CHAPTER 03 Ground / Lower Ground Briset Street entrance 16 CHAPTER 03 LOWER GROUND FLOOR GROUND FLOOR 4,537 sq ft 6,821 sq ft 421.5 sq m 633.7 sq m External bike route External bike route to the cycle store to the cycle store Bin store Cycle store Reception BRISET STREET BRISET STREET ST. JOHN’S SQUARE JOHN’S ST. SQUARE JOHN’S ST. N 17 CHAPTER 03 Typical floor plate 18 CHAPTER 03 FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR 7,581 sq ft 8,487 sq ft 704.3 sq m 788.4 sq m errace T errace T BRISET STREET BRISET STREET ST. JOHN’S SQUARE JOHN’S ST. SQUARE JOHN’S ST. N 19 CHAPTER 03 Typical floor plate 20 CHAPTER 03 THIRD FLOOR FOURTH FLOOR 7,875 sq ft 5,896 sq ft 731.6 sq m 547.7 sq m errace Terrace T Terrace T errace BRISET STREET BRISET STREET ST.