A Workplace For A Modern World

Located just off Great Suffolk Street in thriving Borough, leading South London Developer Tailored Living Solutions’ bold office of the future, Great Suffolk Yard, is due for completion in Q4 2021. Part new-build and part sensitive restoration of an eclectic assortment of 19^th Century warehouse style buildings, the flagship office will provide 66,936 square foot of Grade A commercial space across six storeys for up to 750 workers in SE1 and benefits from secure cycle parking for more than 100 bicycles.

Positioned as the perfect headquarters for an aspirational mid to large sized company, Great Suffolk Yard comprises a collection of heritage buildings; The Works, Sea Building and the Engineering Building, showcasing the latest in modern design to create a healthier, a cleaner office environment, whilst maintaining the industrial charm, character and personality of the historic Borough.

Acquired by Tailored Living Solutions in 2018 and working with leading architects TDO, the scheme retrofitted a collection of existing buildings, complementing them with a new building all built around a cobbled central yard, bringing in daylight and natural ventilation to the workspaces. Additionally, four of the six storeys benefit from industrial chic terraces overlooking the courtyard.

The last year has led to a fundamental rethink of office layouts, businesses now require more flexibility and adaptability to meet the demands of modern life. Floorplates at Great Suffolk Yard have been designed to be flexible, spacious and easily interchangeable, with a raw industrial aesthetic underpinned by exposed brickwork, concrete ceiling and factory-style openable windows.

As a collection of buildings with three different entrances, Great Suffolk Yard gives a company the option to bubble teams into their own respective buildings if needed to curtail the transmission of viruses. Touchpoints throughout the buildings have been minimised for hygiene purposes and state-of-the-art air filtrations systems purify the office environment.

Designed with both sustainability and the wellness of the workforce in mind Great Suffolk Yard has targeted BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and WELL ‘Gold’ certifications, which will make it one of London’s healthiest commercial buildings.

Today, the once industrial hotspot of Southwark is a hotbed for creativity and innovation and now home to a diverse mix of occupiers. These include Vodafone’s new digital hub, located on Great Suffolk Street, as well as other household names such as HSBC, Buzzfeed, Square Enix and PWC.

Following subdued activity early in 2020, demand for high quality office spaces rebounded strongly later in the year, according to the latest London Report by Knight Frank, seeing £4.9 billion in transactions. The strong levels of take-up rapidly depleted Grade A supply, now standing at 12.9 million square feett, accounting for 41% of total supply. In a post-pandemic environment demand for Grade A office space is accelerating as forward-thinking businesses require buildings capable of meeting environmental, social and governance goals and rising expectations from workers for healthy environments.

Great Suffolk Yard is enviably located, within a short walk of Borough and Bankside for three of London’s major transport hubs, London Waterloo, London Bridge and Blackfriars Underground and Overground services for travel across London, the South East and South West.

For further information on Great Suffolk Yard please contact Tailored Living Solutions on Tel: 0203 817 3334 or visit www.greatsuffolkyard.com or contact the joint leasing agents Union Street Partners and Knight Frank on Tel: 020 3757 7777 and 020 7606 0606.