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Southampton Row, Savills External redecoration, repairs, refurbishment and window upgrades
Southampton Row, Savills
External redecoration, repairs, refurbishment and window upgrades
The requirements
21-31 Southampton Row, managed by the consultants Savills, are landmark buildings located in the centre of High Holborn, central London; a stone’s throw away from Holborn Tube Station to the south and the British Museum and Bloomsbury Square to the north.
The buildings are of immense architectural importance, situated on the corner of Southampton Row, Sicilian Avenue and Vernon Place, and include a busy plaza of cafes and restaurants.
The buildings were constructed in the late Victorian/Edwardian period in a medieval gothic style with strikingly ornate stonework and turret towers. The buildings are currently used as office accommodation and ground floor retail units, food outlets and restaurants, with the top (5th) floor housing residential apartments.
With the buildings not being decorated for near on 16 years, the client wanted a proven and reliable contractor to give the buildings a new lease of life.
How we helped
Works consisted of full external redecoration including woodwork, extensive timber repairs to the windows using WindowCare, bespoke replacement of hardwood components and glass replacement/ leaded light repairs.
The paint specification was Dulux: 3x coats of Weathershield to woodwork and 3x coats of ultimate opaque Woodstain to hardwood.
The windows had not been treated for nearly 18 years and were in dire need of repair. The windows’ unique configuration meant the casements had to be removed from the window frames in order to be repaired, eased and decorated. The leaded light casements, which were very fragile, were placed on purpose made easels located on each lift of the scaffold to ensure they could be painted without being damaged.
Complex stone repairs were required to the façade and to circular stone balconies on some of the towers. Replacement of these elements had to be of a bespoke nature with new ornate stone balustrading manufactured and installed.
The results
Despite the complex nature of the project and a number of challenges faced, the project was completed on time and within budget, much to the clients’ and tenants’ satisfaction.
We phased our programme of works and synchronised with peak seasonal times to accommodate high level trading periods and reduce disruption for the retail units affected by the works, which had to remain in continual use throughout.
? ‘Very Highly Commended’ in the Painting and Decorating Association Awards 2017
“I would like to express my sincere thanks for the excellent work Mitie Painting have undertaken for us across these historic buildings. The quality of finish is superb and the client and tenants are delighted. The care and expertise shown by the team has ensured that the century old original timber windows have been thoroughly conserved and given a new lease of life. Mitie’s resin repair system in particular allowed deteriorated hardwood windows to be comprehensively repaired but largely retained. ”
Mark Townson, Director at Savills
External redecoration, repairs, refurbishment and window upgrades
The requirements
21-31 Southampton Row, managed by the consultants Savills, are landmark buildings located in the centre of High Holborn, central London; a stone’s throw away from Holborn Tube Station to the south and the British Museum and Bloomsbury Square to the north.
The buildings are of immense architectural importance, situated on the corner of Southampton Row, Sicilian Avenue and Vernon Place, and include a busy plaza of cafes and restaurants.
The buildings were constructed in the late Victorian/Edwardian period in a medieval gothic style with strikingly ornate stonework and turret towers. The buildings are currently used as office accommodation and ground floor retail units, food outlets and restaurants, with the top (5th) floor housing residential apartments.
With the buildings not being decorated for near on 16 years, the client wanted a proven and reliable contractor to give the buildings a new lease of life.
How we helped
Works consisted of full external redecoration including woodwork, extensive timber repairs to the windows using WindowCare, bespoke replacement of hardwood components and glass replacement/ leaded light repairs.
The paint specification was Dulux: 3x coats of Weathershield to woodwork and 3x coats of ultimate opaque Woodstain to hardwood.
The windows had not been treated for nearly 18 years and were in dire need of repair. The windows’ unique configuration meant the casements had to be removed from the window frames in order to be repaired, eased and decorated. The leaded light casements, which were very fragile, were placed on purpose made easels located on each lift of the scaffold to ensure they could be painted without being damaged.
Complex stone repairs were required to the façade and to circular stone balconies on some of the towers. Replacement of these elements had to be of a bespoke nature with new ornate stone balustrading manufactured and installed.
The results
Despite the complex nature of the project and a number of challenges faced, the project was completed on time and within budget, much to the clients’ and tenants’ satisfaction.
We phased our programme of works and synchronised with peak seasonal times to accommodate high level trading periods and reduce disruption for the retail units affected by the works, which had to remain in continual use throughout.
? ‘Very Highly Commended’ in the Painting and Decorating Association Awards 2017
“I would like to express my sincere thanks for the excellent work Mitie Painting have undertaken for us across these historic buildings. The quality of finish is superb and the client and tenants are delighted. The care and expertise shown by the team has ensured that the century old original timber windows have been thoroughly conserved and given a new lease of life. Mitie’s resin repair system in particular allowed deteriorated hardwood windows to be comprehensively repaired but largely retained. ”
Mark Townson, Director at Savills