HDR Has Provided Engineering Expertise on One of London’s Most Sustainable Buildings
Holbein Gardens is one of London’s most sustainable office buildings. Located in Belgravia within London's Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and adjacent to Sloane Square underground station, 7 Holbein Place was originally completed in the 1980s and had not been refurbished since. The building looked tired, was inefficient and out of date.
The development has been repurposed to provide a high-quality and flexible working environment. HDR has contributed to a net zero office workspace, through delivering building engineering services; including mechanical, electrical and public health engineering, alongside vertical transportation and energy strategies.
Net zero carbon has been achieved in line with U.K. Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework. Receiving the prestigious Wastebuild Zero 2023 Award, in the Commercial Building Category, as well as Green Building Project of the Year 2023 at the UK Green Business Awards, Holbein Gardens has been recognized as a leading example of how to refurbish existing office stock, whilst delivering net zero ambitions.
Media Coverage
New London Architecture has showcased Holbein Gardens in "Circular London - Building a Renewable City", a report published in response to London's ambition to be net zero by 2030.
At the UK Green Business Awards 2023, the development won the "Green Building Project of the Year" award and has been featured online by Capital and Provincial.
Building Magazine has celebrated the successes of the project in an online article, "Holbein Gardens: A positive step on the net zero office refurbishment journey".
Having been selected as building service engineers for the project, HDR was profiled by Smart Building Magazine in an article published in late 2021, "HDR is providing engineering expertise on one of London’s most sustainable buildings".
A virtual flythrough video of Holbein Gardens is available to view online.
