No. 1 Journey Campus, Cambridge, CB3 0AN

Description
No. 1 Journey Campus is a deep retrofit of the former Babbage House.

Retaining the existing structure and upper floor slabs, a new ground floor slab is provided. The new building includes a new core including wc’s, two lifts and two staircases and an additional floor has been added.

All building facades and envelope are new thermally efficient structures incorporating traditional masonry (brick) elevations for durability. The existing waffle slabs soffits are left exposed to provide a feature.

The new building is all electric and incorporates all new building services including VRF comfort cooling, LED lighting with intelligent controls.

High quality durable finishes are incorporated throughout the new building. Entrance is from Journey Campus and Castle Street with connectivity through the building reception. Shower and locker facilities are provided in the building, and occupiers also benefit from use of the Campus cycle hub facility.

Location
Journey Campus is situated on the edge of the city centre at the southern end of the main arterial roads of Huntingdon Road, Histon Road and Madingley Road, which ensures easy access to the A14, M11, A428 and the inner ring road. There are frequent bus services, including the Cambridge Guided Bus, to and from the city centre as well as Cambridge North and Cambridge Station.

Within walking distance are a wide variety of restaurants, bars and coffee shops, along with a number of retail options on Bridge Street leading into Market Square.

Specifications
-Floor to u/s services zones (exposed services)
-Raised access floors

-Highly sustainable building and key features to include:
Renewable energy sources via solar PV panels at roof level and air source heat pumps
BREEAM Excellent rating
Back to frame retrofit of the existing building, with the waffle slab retained and left exposed, will result in an embodied carbon saving. Exposed concrete finishes for contemporary look
EV charging point
CAT A fit-out open office plan for flexible internal configurations
Flexible M&E layout to facilitate sub-division of floors and flexible office layouts
EPC A

- Additional MEP key feature includes:
Soffit mounted VRF comfort cooling
Exposed services to soffit
Two 13 person passenger lifts
LED lighting
Access control
New upgraded power supply

- Enhanced landscape with external seating area
- Low maintenance landscaping to building perimeter
- External seating area adjacent building entrance
- Accessible terrace at third floor
- 37 cycle spaces to the building
- Use of the communal cycle hub in Castle Court
- CAT A fit-out open office plan for flexible internal configurations
- Wellbeing facilities at the ground floor include three showers (one with accessible shower and WC) and 33 lockers and WC facilities on upper floors