12 Hammersmith Grove makes practical completion

Practical completion has been achieved on the second and final phase of Development Securities office-led regeneration scheme in Hammersmith, west London.

The 10-storey 12 Hammersmith Grove offers Grade A office space along with ground floor and mezzanine level retail areas and a generous double-height entrance foyer.

Designed by architect Flanagan Lawrence, the project has been funded by Scottish Widows Investment property Partnership Trust and has been delivered on the site of a former NCP car park.

The project followed on from the previous phase that consisted of 10 Hammersmith Grove, an eight-storey steel-framed office block.

Working on behalf of main contractor Wates, William Hare fabricated, supplied and erected 2,000t of steelwork for the construction of 12 Hammersmith Grove.

Two centrally placed cores provide the steel frame with its stability, while the majority of the structural grid follows a 7.5m x 10m pattern throughout the building. This grid also incorporates some longer spans of up to 15m on all floors.

To incorporate the 15m long spans, make sure the beams were stiff enough to negate any footfall vibration, and have big enough holes to accept all of the services and thereby keep floor-to-ceiling heights the same, the structure’s cellular beams are all 650mm deep sections. They incorporate 450mm diameter service holes and support a metal deck with a 150mm thick slab.

12 Hammersmith Grove has achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.