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And there are two main entrances?
Yes there is the northern entrance, which is more community focused and opens out into the town centre – this is just 100 metres from Uxbridge station. And there is the impressive southern entrance, which is more business or corporate focused and really signals the scale and quality of the building beyond. This signals that the building is a place for business and the community – both entrances lead to the internal ‘street’ and a warm welcome at the bespoke reception desk in the heart of the atrium.
‘We like to build creative refurbishments so the brief we set centred on a characterful fit-out’
What were some of the project challenges?
In terms of a technical challenge, creating the atrium was probably the most difficult. The space was an outdoor garden that barely got any sunlight – we have completely transformed that into a light filled atrium that really is the heart and soul
of the space. When setting out on this project we wanted to see how much floor space we could create – we increased the size of the floor plates and added a new penthouse floor – in all we added around 100,000 sq ft to the building. There is also an extensive roof terrace which offers stunning views out over Uxbridge and the Thames Valley – in all the building now has 8,000 sq ft of terraces. We like to build creative refurbishments so the brief we set centred on a characterful fit-out. It needed to be contemporary and different from normal office fit-outs – and that attention to detail goes down to services in building, like the concierge service provided by Portico, who are problem solvers and will go the extra mile for occupiers. They can do almost anything, really.
And what attracted you to Uxbridge?
Uxbridge is a fantastic part of London – it’s a great place to live and work. It is really well connected into central London on the tube – central London is just 38 minutes away – and is also around 13 minutes drive from Heathrow. It has a buzzing town centre with everything you need – with two major shopping centres as well as restaurants and cafés. There are some really great businesses in the town already, not to mention Pinewood Studios – we were talking to someone recently who was working on creatures for the next Star Wars film – so there is a great pool of talent. Brunel University is also in Uxbridge – it’s one of the London’s top 10 universities – so you have access to a great graduate pool as well. It’s a great place to base a business and to live as house prices are much more affordable and you are really just a very short distance from some beautiful countryside.
Rose Williams and JLL are the lettings agents for The Charter Building.
thecharterbuilding.com landid.co.uk 020 7495 9100
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