Working with a modest budget and within tight timescales, the project brief included the comprehensive refurbishment of the building, replacing existing finishes, fittings, and building services.
                      We relocated the reception to the courtyard side of the building, creating a new external space and a single entrance. The new reception space contains café, co-working and meeting areas, and is intended to be a local business destination in its own right. Other amenities were also provided in the building, including a fitness space and associated facilities. The reception roof has been planted with a wild flower meadow of more than 10,000 sq ft, using species native to the nearby Chiltern Hills. The roof provides both a place to sit and an area of wildlife habitat.
                      Externally the existing brickwork was painted with a mineral paint, and window frames and glass were renovated. Internally new materials included; polished concrete, painted steel, timber and translucent polycarbonate.
                      We also specified furniture and designed bespoke fittings and signage. The new reception includes a 30m lightbox that presents a panoramic photograph of Chiltern woodland, commissioned by us from photographer Angela Moore.
                      Maylands Building now provides a high standard of facilities and a welcoming workplace for its new tenants.