This project started with some wasteland that was down at La Collette in St Helier which has now been turned into a new build office block. The building is steel frame with composite panelling and the design was actually supposed to look like shipping containers with round porthole windows. The client wanted a bit more of a modern office so a few quirky bits have been added in to try and modernise it. The views are absolutely fantastic.
The challenge was that all the services such as water and gas have historically been put wherever and no one quite new exactly where they now were. Through this it had become a wasteland to keep containers or store boats that were being renovated by the Sunseeker shed next door.
It was quite a vision from the guys at SRJ and AVI because everyone thought they were mad choosing to build here but once you see the views they have, it makes total sense. Everyone who comes to the office is absolutely blown away by the offices. It’s an original, one and only view of Elizabeth castle and the goings on in the harbour. This was our first big, New build commercial office type project and it’s been really successful.