HERMAN MILLER 61 ALDWYCH – CASE STUDY

Works Description

• Validation of existing services due to limited existing record information.
• Development of the electricial design from the stage 2 to stage 5 and production of fully coordinated small
  power & lighting drawings.
• The installation of site temporaries.
• Validations revealed all high level containment to be retained but low level small power and lighting to be stripped out to facilitate new design.
• New small power and data to floor boxes across showroom and meeting rooms, this was especially challenging due to a solid wooden floor throughout.
• Power to a new kitchen.
• New power and AV containment to meeting rooms, etc.
• Power and containment to a new comms room.
• Installed and supplied TP&N supplies to an overhead door heater and a stand alone control panel.

MECHANICAL POWER REQUIREMENTS:

• Relocating existing fan coil units
• New power supplies to AC condensers.
• New power & secondary containment for access control & CCTV

NEW LIGHTING SCHEME THROUGHOUT:

• Completely new MF ceiling throughout showroom
• challenging as no access hatches.
• All lighting was controlled via MODE lighting protocol with circuits being hard wired back to the main electrical cupboard due to the nature of the ceiling.

NEW SPECIALIST LIGHTING:

• Architectural pendant fittings to meeting rooms, atrium and breakout areas.
• New linear luminaire installed throughout the showroom and meeting rooms.

Unique project issues: 

GENERAL 

• Project was delivered throughout the first lockdown and all supply chain issues successfully managed to deliver on time and within budget.

TECHNICAL

• Stage 2 electrical design with no specification that required significant development in a short programme period.