1 St James’s Street

Britain’s oldest wine and spirit merchant, Berry Bros. & Rudd asked OR Consulting to engineer this historic and temperature sensitive new space for retail and hospitality devoted to Wine & Spirits.

Berry Bros. & Rudd recently inaugurated its latest spirits boutique, underlining its esteemed reputation for curating premium wines and liquors. OR Consulting Engineers acted as building services and environmental engineers for the refurbishment of the 140 year old Grade II listed 1a St James’s Street in London. This expansion epitomizes the brand’s ongoing dedication to providing discerning clientele with exceptional libations. Our design strategy was built on respect for the historic context while providing sustainably engineered solutions.

Sustainability achievements

Provided an adaptive and effective ventilation, heating and cooling system to serve the upper retail units and the lower consultation spaces
Concealed and integrated visible components within architectural details
Introduced heat recovery to reduce space heating and cooling requirements
Interfaced communication and life safety systems with the central systems serving adjacent space
Designed passive measures including branded external awnings to reduce cooling loads and plant sizes
Repurposed an internal mezzanine as plant spaces due to the constrained nature of the site
Designed the electrical systems to offer flexibility of use within the space, switching between retain and consultation and event use