This was the opportunity for Spice to prove their ability within the architectural and planning field, incorporating full interior design combining bespoke elements and high specification fixtures and fittings.

The building facia incorporates handmade brick work with feature arched windows, with dormered mansard roof, reflecting a warehouse style dwelling, sitting nicely between our own studios of a similar style and Devonshire Mansions.  The cost of the development incorporating all professional fees was £1,000,000.00, £800,000.00 of which was the building cost.  The development has full NHBC certification.

The complete refurbishment of the entrance hall, creating a new mezzanine floor and meeting room with feature fibreglass cladding and lighting with rear reception area. The external structure was also clad in fibreglass modular panels incorporating logo etc. £600K

 FMOT stands for the “first moment of truth” the acronym used for the first CONSUMER RESEARCH CENTRE utilising new techniques of virtual reality technology to simulate anything from products to new retail supermarket interiors.

Phase One : The initial space planning revolved around the Barco “CAVE” the VR facility achieved by five projectors and mirrors contained in a clean dust free environment.

Over-all project management for complete fit-out of customer focus lounge, customer monitoring rooms, offices, presentation/AV  suite with AV control console. Installation of AV/data network and general   IT equipment rack rooms.

Phase Two: Following the successfull launch to the corporate retail industry, the organisation was expanded to include new offices, retail Lab and a presentation suite incorporating LCD and projector display screens providing 360 degree viewing with remote control of lighting, curtains and blinds.

Presentation suite

Design and planning of new staff “Deli”, catering kitchen with a suite of meeting rooms, and staff presentation areas. Production of full specifications, drawing package, and local authority approvals for competitive tender.

This 1920’s house had inherent character and quality, especially to the windows, which provided beautiful natural light to 3 elevations. To this end, all services, walls, plaster work were stripped back to bare brick shell.

From Basement to Roof all existing structure was removed, including excavation of the basement approach, forming a stone stairway and balustrade of generous proportion to enable the basement to become a feature within the room. With removal of the old coal shute walls, we have created a utility area and boiler housing with its own natural light thru’ a larger sub ground window and escape light well to car parking area. The basement has also been fully tanked out.

All new partitions to ground floor are constructed to top specifications, consisting of twin skin plaster board to both sides of 75mm metal stud work with acoustic infill. All skirtings and architraves are set into outer skin with stop beads and final plaster finish, creating a continuous separation detail between all wood work and plaster finish. Read the rest of this entry »

Original fit-out 1993 - £350,000.00. Various alteration projects 1994 – 1998, reception alterations, new meeting/conference suite and new ten position Trading desk.

Over-all project management for complete fit-out of high grade finishes to offices, conference suite, and open plan trading floor. New mezzanine IT equipment rack rooms.

Upgrade of air conditioning systems, services alarms and new access control systems. Design and equipping of modular trading desk.

The Chief Executive Officer of IPE, a long standing client of Spice Design who previously held senior management posts at the Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, again enlisted the design services of Spice.

Spice were brought in to design and manage new facilities for premises adjacent to Tower Bridge in the form of new reception, conference suites and executive offices.

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The client’s brief for the design and colour schemes were to be progressive and commensurate with the level of corporate visitors to the building.

Although the brief was unrestricted, Spice were required to consider a number of practicalities which included retaining existing brown granite finishes to flooring and lift lobby surround.

The original reception area was thought by the bank to be gloomy and corporately impersonal, therefore the emphasis was placed on providing interesting and effective lighting embracing the new planning requirements for a strategically located ‘greeter’ reception desk, in front of a new system of turnstyle gates .

As the planning brief was developed, Spice drew the client’s attention to the possibilities of using the available space, not only for a visitor waiting area, but also for informal meetings with low level purpose-made glazed separation screens. Read the rest of this entry »

The South Tower main entrance acts a reception for security access for over 500 data processing staff and corporate client visitors. Johnson Controls, the facility managers appointed Spice Design to head up a special project team to carry out a major upgrade to the entrance reception and lift lobby area.

Following the successful concept developed for the bank’s flagship branch at Alie Street in London. The colour scheme was adjusted following a presentation to senior bank management to provide a warmer, more friendly atmosphere to the reception, with improvements to lighting and new reception facilities generally.

The scope of project included terra-cotta colour venetian plaster to the walls, new marble floor with inset carpet tile rug detail, back illuminated green acid etched glass and maple reception desk and architrave surrounds to lift openings. Read the rest of this entry »

Bank of America appointed Spice to carry out a detailed survey of their existing facilities which consist of 53,000 sq. ft. of offices including a 24 hour global payment command centre. Spice produced a feasibility report which included a detailed study of department utilisation presented to the Directors and subsequently published and exhibited to all 250 staff.

As a result of positive feedback from management and staff discussion, Bank of America instructed Spice to undertake schemes for a total upgrade of the internal fitting out of the building.

The contract commenced in February 1996 - completed September 1996.Spice also carried out an investigation into the current desking market and organised on-site simulation trials with 5 samples of workstation configurations to accommodate Bank of America’s specific equipment requirements. Read the rest of this entry »