| Title: | 11 Belgrave, SW1V 1RB |
| Markets: | Retail and Workplace |
| Client: | Quadrum Global |
| Services: | Masterplanning and urban design |
| Region: | United Kingdom |
| Status: | Complete |
| Team: | Architects: Eric Parry Architects | Landscape Architects: Gillespies | Contractor: BAM | NABERS UK Coordinator: Max Fordham | WiredScore and SmartScore: Max Fordham | BREEAM Coordinator: Delta Green | WELL Pre-certification Coordinator: Ekkist |
| Photography: | Dirk Lindner and Gillespies |
11 Belgrave Road is a 145,000 sq ft Grade A office in Pimlico and the UK’s first design-reviewed 5.5 Star NABERS building. With 13,000 sq ft of landscaped green spaces by Gillespies, it sets a new standard for sustainable, wellbeing-focused work environments.
Challenging the conventional office
Designed by Eric Parry Architects for Quadrum Global, 11 Belgrave Road breathes new life into a tired 1950s office building through partial reconstruction, new façades, garden courtyards, and rooftop terraces, creating a flexible, contemporary workspace in the heart of Pimlico.
As well as best-in-class workspaces, the building offers 14,000 sq ft of communal areas and modern amenities, including a café, gym, and a variety of exceptional green spaces designed by Gillespies. These green areas are seamlessly woven throughout the building, from a 2,600 sq ft private ground-floor garden to indoor and outdoor amenity spaces, a landscaped sixth-floor terrace with seating, green terraces on the seventh floor, and a stunning rooftop platform with 360-degree views of London.
The diverse planting scheme and carefully positioned furniture elements create an immersive experience, allowing workers to temporarily escape their urban surroundings and enhance their mental health. Our planting strategy creates lush, year-round green spaces that enhance the surrounding neighbourhood with glimpses of greenery visible from the surrounding streets, adding to the general well-being of the neighbourhood for residents and visitors. The rear garden serves as a tranquil retreat for occupants, featuring edible plants and herbs alongside a gardening programme that encourages engagement with nature.
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) have been integrated throughout the garden to mimic natural water cycles, while the green roofs and terraces regulate temperatures, enhance biodiversity, and provide vital habitats for wildlife. Bird and bat boxes, incorporated into the building façade and affixed to mature trees, deliver additional biodiversity on the site.
The building’s high-quality façade harmonises with the wider local context and is respectful of the distinctive and coherent architectural character of the Pimlico Conservation Area, maintaining the rhythm of the existing frontages. The innovative biophilic design of planted balconies and roof terraces enhances the overall streetscape, connecting the scheme with Ecclestone Square Park at the corner of the street.
The project has been pre-certified WELL Platinum and achieved a design stage BREEAM 'Outstanding' rating making it one of the capital’s most sustainable office buildings.
Awards
- 2023 Shortlisted for World Landscape Architecture Award - Concept Commercial Residential
- 2024 Constructing Excellence Awards - Climate Action Award
- 2024 Retrofit Project of the Year - Building Awards
- 2024 Outstanding Carbon Reduction Initiative of the year Award - ESG Edge Awards
