BE Offices, The Artesian
A landmark fit out for a serviced office operator in growth mode.
Size
13,000 sq ft
Location
London, E1
Project Type
Cat A & Cat B Fit Out
Industry
Owner/ Operator
Challenge
BE Offices were modernising in a fast moving market. The Artesian had to be their flagship.
Process
After the original contractor couldn't deliver the technical scope and timeline, Zentura took the project on, re-planned it, and ran it through the 4D process from there.
Outcome
On time. On spec. On budget. A landmark space in an iconic building, with one of the largest roof terraces in the City.
Ten years of working together, before this one started
Zentura has supported BE Offices across multiple London projects over the last decade.
Several sites in the lead-up to The Artesian were explored, scoped, designed in concept, then walked away from. That's how serviced office operators work, opportunities move quickly, deals fall through and the work that goes into a site that never opens isn't always visible.
We worked with BE to deliver feassability studies, test fits and validations. None of that work was wasted, because it was the foundation of the relationship that brought us The Artesian
The operational reality
The Artesian had to meet the operational demands of BE Offices. A highly technical Cat A package with aggressive timelines. The value engineering needed to make the numbers work.
BE came to us and we picked the project up, re-planned it from the ground up and got it on site.
Plan hard at the start. Run quietly through the middle.
The Artesian sits in a building with real constraints. Restricted access. Sensitive neighbours. Technical detail that needed working through before anything moved on site.
We ran the project through Zentura's 4D process. Competitive tender, deep technical design, full risk identification, joint planning with BE and the landlord. The awkward problems were solved on paper before site started.
Once we were on, BE got weekly video reports, regular tours and daily communication from site manager to director level. They knew exactly where the project was at any moment. They never had to stop running their business to find out.
That's what good project planning is for.
A special thanks to the entire team at Zentura for their commitment to this project, and for helping us envisage our exciting design plans for this innovative workspace.
Jonathan Weinbrenn, Managing Director, BE Offices
The Experience
A flagship, on the timeline it needed
The operators in the serviced office market who modernise win. The ones who don't fall behind. BE knew that, which is why The Artesian had to be more than another site on the list. It had to be the one they could lead with.
That's what we delivered. A landmark space, in an iconic building, early and on budget. For BE, a flagship and for us, another project closed by a partnership that's now ten years deep.
