Tenant works
CAT B, from an empty floor to the way you actually work.
CAT B is where an occupier's operational requirements meet a building that was designed before anyone knew who would occupy it. Almost every difficulty in a CAT B programme comes from that gap.
We take the workplace brief, test it against the floorplate and the base services, then deliver the layout, the construction, the services modification, the joinery, the furniture and the move-in.
Scope
What the package covers.
Typical scope
- Space plan and test fit development
- Partitions, glazing and acoustic separation
- Meeting rooms, focus rooms and collaboration areas
- Reception, client suite and executive areas
- Tea points, break areas and staff amenity
- Branding, graphics and wayfinding within the workplace
Technical scope
- Modification of ventilation, cooling and controls
- Lighting design, controls and emergency provision
- Small power, containment and floor boxes
- Data, AV and security coordination
- Fire detection and sprinkler alterations
- Building management system interfaces
Delivery scope
- Landlord approvals and licence for alterations support
- Bespoke joinery from our own workshops
- Furniture procurement and installation
- Phasing where the business is already in the building
- Testing, commissioning and snagging
- Move-in support and handover documentation
Control
Where the risk actually sits.
Test fit before commitment
Headcount, meeting demand and growth are tested against the floorplate before the design is committed, because a layout that only just fits on day one will not fit on day two hundred.
Services capacity checked early
Cooling and power capacity are checked against the proposed density before the layout is approved. Discovering a shortfall after approval is the most common cause of a CAT B delay.
One team through to move-in
Construction, joinery, furniture and commissioning sit under one programme, so the office is usable on the date rather than complete but unoccupied.
Before pricing
What we need to see.
Send what exists today. We will tell you what is still required rather than price around the gaps.
- Floor plans and the base build services information
- Headcount, growth assumption and working style
- Meeting and collaboration requirements
- Lease dates and the date the business must occupy
- Landlord alteration requirements
- Indicative budget or the constraint that sets it
Questions
What clients ask about this scope.
Related
Where to go next.
Discuss an office project
Tell us about the floorplate and the date.
Tell us the building, the area, the scope you expect to hold and the date the business needs to move. We will set out how the programme would run and what has to be resolved first.