Refurb Projects August 2020

INTERIORS
Underfloor air conditioning system brings
increased design freedom and headroom benefits
to exceptional 77 Coleman Street refurbishment
An innovative underfloor air
conditioning system from
AET Flexible Space has
allowed architects to
highlight key architectural features
in a new high-concept
refurbishment in the heart of central
London. The 77 Coleman Street
development, designed by Buckley
Gray Yeoman architects on behalf of
Kajima Properties, offers outstanding
office space overlooking Coleman
Street Gardens and less than a
minute’s walk from the new
Elizabeth Line station at Moorgate.
AET’s underfloor air conditioning
system makes use of the void within
the building’s raised-access floor,
and so removes the need for
traditional ceiling-based services and
suspended ceilings. By using the
existing 270mm floor void, the
design team were able to preserve
and highlight key architectural
design features, including a unique
terrazzo-patterned soffit.
Moving away from conventional
ceiling-based services has allowed
77 Coleman Street to boast
unusually high floor to ceiling
heights, creating a far brighter, more
open, and inviting office
environment. When used in
refurbishments, underfloor air
conditioning technology can
typically offer increased headroom
by 300mm or more.
AET Flexible Space worked
closely with both the M&E
consultant, The GDM Partnership,
and award-winning architects,
Buckley Gray Yeoman, for well over
three years on the application and
specification of their market-leading
under floor air conditioning systems
before receiving the official order
from the appointed M&E contractor
Designer Group.
AET was also invited to present
directly to the Kajima Properties
development team and Property
Managers, to reaffirm that their
UfAC systems would deliver to the
high standards set out for Kajima’s
first venture into the London
property market. The Kajima team
was incredibly impressed by the
capabilities of the AET system, and
endorsed its use over seven floors of
77 Coleman Street.
The 77 Coleman Street
development is now in the final
stages of completion. AET Flexible
Space’s CAM-V underfloor air
conditioning systems has now been
installed across all seven floors of
office space. Each floor is served by
four CAM units, and the conditioned
air is delivered into the space via 48
floor-recessed Fantile units. AET’s
unique Fantile units induce
conditioned air into the office space,
eliminating cold draughts, whilst
providing the end user complete
control over temperature and air
flow.
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