Sector:
Commercial
Location:
Leeds
Value:
£2.5m
Clegg was appointed by client Northern Trust to transform the eleven-storey Bond Court into a ‘statement office building’ as part of a wider regeneration of the Bond Court business area. Works involved the creation of a new entrance area, plus the installation of floor-to-ceiling windows to the elevation of the building.
The improvement works were undertaken whilst the building remained occupied and operational. To allow the tenants to maintain their daily activities business unhindered, our site team engaged in regular and frequent dialogue to ensure all parties were fully appraised of ongoing and forthcoming works and that there was no disruption to critical business operations.
We minimised disruption to public and local transport through out-of-hours working, which was instrumental in the installation of a vital scaffold bridge
over the reception area to build a further nine storeys of scaffold.
To undertake works safely we constructed insulated, clean hoardings and secured floors and soffits providing the minimum of working space for our
operations on the scaffolded side externally. We worked on two vertical strips concurrently so that the extent of hoarding was limited and this ensured
maximum possible daylight for office occupants and minimum loss of floor space.
Clegg’s extensive knowledge of the area was instrumental to the delivery of this project, which saw the company working within a tightly constrained, high-traffic area of Leeds city centre.
The new envelope has improved the thermal performance of the building through insulation and glazing design, contributing to the client’s sustainability
agenda. The project marked one of several refurbishment projects completed by Clegg in the heart of the Leeds business district, and followed the
company’s transformation of the nearby Minerva House building.
