Centenarian green

In the heart of King’s Cross, 30 Lighterman provides stunning office space sympathetically designed to incorporate environmental best practice. For the refurb of this 100-year-old building, innovation was not a variable but a constant.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
4 storey, 14,500 sq. ft. converted warehouse
Completed 2020, filling market gap for affordable, sustainable office space for SMEs + Scale-ups
Innovative Managed Space model: all-inclusive leasing package combining flexibility, technology, community, and sustainability
Winner of EG Award: Best Workplace 2022
👷🏾♀️Developer & Consultants
Zac Goodman – Director at TSP
Andrew Hyman – Partner at Core Five LLP
Simon Hughes – Partner at Core Five LLP
Mathew Byway – Managing Director at Alphacello
✍️Architects & Engineers
Kevin Wither – Head of Landlord at Peldon Rose
Steve Taylor – Project Director at Peldon Rose
Jitesh Patel – CEO at Peldon Rose
David C. – Managing Director at DC Flooring
Gaby Fraser – Operations Manager at Switched on Space
🌱Sustainability
BREEAM Excellent (70.3%) + EPC B – impressive credentials for a 100+ year old building
Original concrete flooring and soffits retained, polished + treated with resin – minimising wastage
100% of waste diverted from landfill; 100% of materials either BRE A/A+
31% reduction in energy usage through implementation of LED lighting, PIR’s + efficient mechanical equipment
Carbon-neutral status through partnering with certified carbon-offsetting platform Ecologi
🥦 Wellbeing
Achieved highest sustainability criteria for internal water + air quality: ventilation rates improved to 12 litres per person per second
Includes some of the 1st UK office occupancy sensors from Density; allows overcrowding + resources to be efficiently managed
Acoustic environment meets requirements of BS8233:1999
Biophilic design: indoor planting, ample natural lighting, earth-tones throughout
🎈Bonus feature
In collaboration with The 10 Group, 30 Lighterman featured in innovative campaign: The Future is Flexible. A classical-EDM-fusion of balletic, lyrical, and contemporary dance – it showcases the best of sustainable, design-led, flexible office space. Watch it here.

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