Archetech Issue 45 2019 | Page 103

INSIDE AND OUT AT HATTON GARDEN
There are many older buildings around the UK that just need
a creative eye, some time and attention to transform them
into a beautiful modern space. Eurobrick has been leading the
brick slip cladding sector for nearly 30 years and has extensive
experience of supplying its systems to redevelopment projects
that aim to rejuvenate older properties.
Hatton Garden is a well-known commercial area in the
Holborn district of London, famous throughout the years for
its associations with luxury products and diamonds. Minerva
House has an attractive façade, but required extensive
modernisation to the structure of the building to bring it up to
the modern standards of today.
Developer GPF Lewis Ltd completed the project in 2018
following 50 weeks work with a £5.1m budget. The
redevelopment of this landlocked site involved the demolition
of the rear part of the building, adding a steel frame extension
to the rear to connect to existing floor levels. The project also
included general refurbishment of the existing building and a
high-end commercial fit-out throughout the interior space.
Eurobrick supplied circa 400m² of 17mm X-Clad for use both
externally and internally, installed by BR Hodgson. Externally,
the system was finished with glazed white stretcher and
header slips and corners. These slips were fitted in a Flemish
bond pattern to match the style of the existing building. For
the interior, Islington Yellow Rustica stretcher and header slips
were selected from Eurobrick’s Classic Range. These were
set out in an adapted English bond style and finished with
Eurobrick’s specialist pointing mortar, Europoint, in light grey.
The whole accommodation now lives up to the building’s
attractive façade, providing a modern and stylish commercial
space.
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