Ground Breaking Ceremony at Brooklands, Cambridge

In the heart of one of the UK’s greenest cities, Cambridge, a ground breaking ceremony was held recently at Brooklands.  This site has multiple connections to central Cambridge will be transformed into a self-contained sustainable business campus of 67,000 sq ft of new workspace across two buildings (both two and four storeys), with 300 secure cycle spaces along with car parking in the basement.

The two buildings are designed for net zero carbon, fossil free operation, high levels of fresh air ventilation throughout, surrounding private gardens in the courtyard planted with native trees.  This campus prioritises sustainability and wellness for new ways of working.  The project is due to be completed by the end of 2024.

The client is Prudential Real Estate Ltd, the fund manager is M&G Real Estate and the development manager is Wrenbridge.

The project team includes SDC Builders Ltd, CPW, Allies and Morrison, Bidwells and Ramboll.  Stace is acting as Cost Consultants and Employer’s Agent.

Main image: From left to right – Farid Zadeh, Contracts Manager at SDC; Carl Bennett, Director at SDC; Luke Jordan, Associate at CPW; Jamie Garrett, Director at Wrenbridge; Will Jarman, Associate Director at Wrenbridge; Oliver Unwin, Associate at Allies & Morrison; Vicky Stratigi, Quantity Surveyor at Stace; Jonathan Conway, Building Surveyor at Bidwells; Ewan Morrison, Director of Technical Design at Allies & Morrison; James Morton, Engineer at Ramboll; Govinder Sandhu, Senior Project Manager at Stace; Paul Burns, Divisional Director at Stace; and Dan Coston, Partner at Bidwells.