Western Transit Shed - Summary SpecificationWestern Transit Shed - Summary Specification

The following is a summary of the building specification for the Western Transit Shed offices:

Number of floors
Basement (in northern zone only), ground, first
and mezzanine.

Floor plate divisibility
Both in the northern and southern zone, each floor can divide into two separate tenancies, giving a total of eight separate tenancies within the building.

Typical office floor heights
First - floor to floor: 3795 mm
Mezzanine - floor to floor: n/a
First - floor to ceiling: max 3215 mm and min 2670 mm within exposed structure.
Mezzanine - floor to ceiling: varies with sloping roof – max 5200 mm to min useable 1500 mm.

Floor voids
Raised floor nominal overall 450 mm with clear 400 mm.

Structural grid / space planning
Structural grid of 7.6m over three bays of 6.4m, 10.0m and 7.0m.

Office loading
Generally 2.5 + 1.0 kN/sq m with a concentrated load of 3.5kN.

Occupational densities
Internal comfort cooling: 1 person per 10 sq m.
Toilet population: 1 person per 10 sq m ‘Supaloo’ arrangement allowing flexible male/female split.
Passenger lifts: 1 person per 10 sq m.
Means of escape: 1 person per 6 sq m.

Lifts
Southern zone: 1 no. 13 person serving all floors.
Northern zone: 1 no. 10 person serving ground to mezzanine, 1 no. 18 person serving all floors.
Stables retail unit: 1 no. 8 person lift serving all floors.

Air conditioning and heating
Internal office design criteria:
Summer: 23 degrees +/- 3 degrees.
Winter: 21 degrees +/- 2.5 degrees.
Under floor displacement ventilation supplemented by perimeter trench heating.
Chilled water loop available for connection of additional tenant cooling equipment.

Lighting
Office lighting to LG7 and working plane illuminance of 350 – 400 lux from track lighting suspended below the soffit.
Architectural lighting to reception and cores.

Small power
15 W/sq m and one floor box per 10 sq m.

BMS
The building will be controlled by a full Building Management System.

BREEAM
2006 BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.

Façade
Original Victorian brick facades with thermally broken double glazing approved to Heritage standards.

Reception
The reception to the northern zone is located off the main street to the West façade of the building.
A smaller reception to the southern zone is located off the public route passing through the building and adjacent to the University of the Arts London development.
All reception finishes will be high quality with ceramic floors, architectural feature walls and feature lighting.

Servicing
A servicing entrance is provided adjacent to both office reception areas.

Bicycle parking
25 secure spaces provided to each the northern and southern offices each with an associated drying area.