Diageo

Diageo engaged Cundall from the building search stage to locate, assess and deliver their new London-based global HQ. The multi-disciplinary Cundall team took the project from technical due diligence to AFL negotiations and then into the fit-out delivery, providing MEP, specialist lighting, fire, security, and acoustics expertise. The team developed the brief through extensive stakeholder engagement from an interested and expert client, identifying opportunities for SMART building, net zero carbon, inclusivity and sustainability within the scheme and providing experienced consultancy on each.

Throughout the project the Cundall team was managed internally by a fully multi-disciplinary delivery team. This simplified project communications with the client and project management team, as well as funnelling information to the relevant disciplines seamlessly to streamline delivery.

In addition to our role on the fit-out, Cundall provided basebuild monitoring and designed variations to the Lazari Investments scheme to enable the building to support Diageo’s aspirations for an inclusive and flexible new home. The variations enable the building to support two best in class bars, four catering spaces, including staff canteen, and a variety of client dining, a digital customer engagement centre, flexible auditorium and first-class wellness facilities.

Kevin Hayes, Cundall Partner, said "Diageo’s aspirations for a flexible, inclusive workspace with sustainability and wellness integral to the design have led to several innovations on the project. A dedicated wellness floor at the top of the building and a staff bar and shop at ground level are just some of the facilities included in the design. To support this, Cundall enhanced the building’s ventilation systems and deployed environmental space monitoring sensors and SMART technologies to help achieve the quality of environment such a progressive space required."