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In 1998, HQ Global Workplaces picked up a narrow sliver of land at the corner of the huge Spitalfields development at the eastern fringe of the City of London. With a footprint only 10.5 m deep, the site did not suit a conventional speculative office development, but could accommodate serviced offices with cellular rooms arranged either side of a central corridor. The attraction for serviced office customers is a prominent frontage on Bishopsgate facing the famous Broadgate development.

To make most efficient use of the narrow footprint, multidisciplinary consultant Foggo Associates devised a double interlocking staircase that satisfied fire safety requirements for two escape routes. A triple-glazed facade incorporating a high level of sound insulation brings in maximum daylight and views.

The 2300 m² building was constructed and fitted out in only 42 weeks at a cost of 拢4.6m, using an innovative two-stage tender process, called 鈥渃onstruction management-plus鈥�, by contractor Exterior International. The first stage was conducted on open-book construction management principles, during which trade tenders were obtained but not awarded for 70% of the project cost. 鈥淭his gave the client all the advantages of a construction specialist working on their behalf to maximise the value of the project, optimise buildability and programming,鈥� explains Exterior director Mark Rushworth. At this stage, the works packages were rolled into a fixed-price JCT design-and-build contract with Exterior.

The building was completed last December and is currently filling up with City firms.