CASE STUDY
Fosters & Partners
Fosters & Partners revamped their Battersea offices post-COVID, creating modern workstations and media-ready meeting rooms across five key buildings.
Location:
Fosters & Partners London
Duration:
2 years
Trades:
EMH Electrical,
Lighting Control specialists
Lutron Lighting/Lighting suppliers
Clients need
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Fosters & Partners revamped their workspaces by dividing the main working areas into smaller workstations/pods and creating meeting rooms with modern media facilities. Ibuild UK Ltd, the main contractor, was responsible for the project fit-out and remodelling, while EMH handled the electrical installation work. The renovation project encompassed five main buildings in Battersea: the main studio, London House, 7/11, Albion Building, and Pavilion. It was crucial to carry out the work without disrupting their regular operations.
Solution
EMH partnered with specialist lighting suppliers and lighting control specialists to supply and install all the office lighting, media stations for interactive meeting and presentation rooms, power supplies for general use, and HVAC supplies. Additionally, they installed Lutron control cabling for Lutron shades and Lutron control.
EMH Scope of works
Enabling works – install site power/temporary lighting
Electrical – Isolations
Alterations to small power for general new layout requirements
Modifications to the existing containment system due to the new layout
Power supplies for HVAC system
Running data & media cabling for interactive workstations and meeting/presentation rooms
Install new floor boxes with power and data located for the new layout
Lutron control cabling for lighting control and shading on glazing
Dali control cabling for lighting
Supply and installation of specialist lighting as per F&P design
To work out of hours – evenings and weekends as not to disrupt regular operations
Test and commission system