Embracing a work-life balance.
Wellbeing is now recognised as one of the most significant aspects that will impact on the performance and focus of the people within your business. Granta Park provides an inspirational and positive environment that will allow you to assemble and retain an incredible team.
The Apiary is a 40,000 square foot building specifically designed to promote healthy living and improve the day-to-day life of the Park’s population.
The Apiary provides exceptional facilities including:
- Restaurant at The Apiary
- Apiary coffee and juice
- Fitness & Wellbeing Centre:
- World-class gym
- Squash & tennis courts
- Climbing wall
- 25m swimming pool
- Sauna
- Spin studio
- Fitness studios with over 60 classes per week
- Beauty treatments
- Physiotherapy
Other park amenities include:
- Granta Conference Centre
- Commuter Bus
- Bee Hives
- 90 place Montessori Nursery
- 24-hour security
- Nature trails
- ATM
- Car Share Scheme
THE PORTWAY BUILDING
NEWLY REFURBISHED FITTED LABORATORY ACCOMMODATION.
THE PORTWAY BUILDING occupies a prominent site at Granta Park and offers quality office and fully fitted, flexible laboratory accommodation. The building will be served by 2 separate main entrances and is connected by generous links including a welcoming reception lobby to offer versatile accommodation arranged across 2 floors.
- 93,900 sq ft (8,720 sq m) office and laboratory accommodation
- Access to world class amenity facilities on campus
- On site cycle shelter and changing facilities
- Five passenger lifts
- 250 Car parking spaces
- Male/Female/Accessible WC provision
- Flexible floorplate design enabling various zoning configurations
- Additional storage of approximately 2,800 sq ft available in the basement
Each Block will be served by its own independent air handing unit and fitted out to a high level to provide laboratory, office and ancillary/support accommodation in distinct zones.
Amenities will include:
- Fully air conditioning throughout
- Offices finished to open plan ‘Cat A’ specification
Laboratory areas will have mechanical and electrical services installed and will include:
- Solid floors with vinyl coverings
- Benches
- Trespa shelving
- Sinks (incl. wash hand basins)
- Ancillary Zone will include a tea point and lab prep area together with rooms suitable for freezers, general storage etc.
The building will be targeting:
- a WiredScore of GOLD
- a BREEAM rating of VERY GOOD
- a WELL building standard of GOLD
THE PORTWAY BUILDING
Technical Specification.
Fume Cupboards
Blocks A, B, & C have been designed such that 4 No. 1500mm fume cupboards (@0.4m/s face velocity) can be accommodated per floor per block.
Lab gases
Pipework routes from (future) manifolds in external service room and to each tenancy are provided. The completion of these systems will be the Tenants responsibility. 2no. Degreased copper pipework runs for each tenancy are provided from the lab gas bottle stores to the edge of each demise. Manifolds to be the tenants responsibility.
Mechanical engineering services control and management systems
A new Trend based BMS installation has been installed to control and monitor the MEP installations.
Electrical Services Scope of the Works
The electrical services offer the following: -
- Standby generator installation
- Earthing and bonding
- Sub-main cabling
- MCCB panels
- Distribution boards
- Electrical metering
- Small power installation
- Power & containment for mechanical services
- Trunking, tray, conduit, and accessories
- Miscellaneous cable supports;
- Final sub-circuit cabling and containment
- Lighting / emergency lighting and controls
- External lighting
- Fire detection and alarm system
- CCTV system
- Video intercom
- Lightning protection systems
- Data / comms and associated cabling
- Services for disabled persons
- Power supplies to mechanical and public health plant
- Lift installations
- Photovoltaic installations
- CCTV system
- Video intercom
- Lightning protection systems
- Data / comms and associated cabling
- Services for disabled persons
- Access control system
Generator Systems (Secondary Supply)
A new diesel standby generator set has been installed, tested, and commissioned to provide an alternative back-up supply to serve the building.
Metering & Instrumentation
All Tenant areas separately metered to ensure associated billing can be carried out by the Landlord.
General Lighting Systems
A complete lighting installation and associated controls throughout all areas of the building installed to meet the design and aesthetics requirements for respective areas, and respective design guides/standards criteria.
The average design illumination levels over areas provided is as follows:
Area / Room Type Illuminance levels / Calculation point Entrance Lobby / Circulation Areas / Staircase / WC / Showers / Changing Areas / Comms Room / Plantroom / Lifts 200 Lux / average at the floor level Open Plan & Flexible Offices / Meeting Rooms500 Lux / average at the working plane (750mm AFFL) Laboratories500 Lux / average at the working plane (750mm AFFL)
