Commercial property spotlight: 10 Station Road – a green jewel in Cambridge’s crown

This veritable ‘ideas factory’ is facilitated by high quality offices, labs and workspaces across the city. Within Cambridge, the CB1 estate – the 1.5 million sq ft central business district around Cambridge Station – has established itself as the hub for innovative, successful and growing businesses.

Globally renowned companies like Microsoft Research, Samsung AI, Apple, Amazon and Deloitte all call CB1 home and they’re joined by a host of start-ups and innovation leaders within the co-working facilities provided by Fora and WeWork. And now the newest office on the street is set to complete this summer.

10 Station Road will provide high-quality workspace suited to a range of businesses. It is designed for cutting-edge occupiers who are looking for highly sustainable offices which minimise their carbon footprint.

Designed by renowned international architect Perkins + Will, 10 Station Road will provide more than 50,000 sq ft of modern, flexible class-A office space in a prime location at the heart of the CB1 Estate. Open-plan accommodation can be divided and sublet, providing flexibility for occupiers.

The building is on track to achieve significant recognition for its environmental credentials; first, an ‘Outstanding’ score for BREEAM –a science-based certification system which measures the sustainability performance of buildings.

Fewer than one per cent of non-domestic buildings in the UK achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating, and in doing so 10 Station Road shows the commitment of the building Developer (Brookgate) and Funder (Aviva Investors) to deliver an exceptional and highly sustainable office building.

It has also been awarded a 4.5-star rating under the NABERS UK Design for Performance accreditation scheme, a relatively new property industry benchmark for assessing the energy efficiency of office buildings prior to and after construction, initiated by the highly regarded Building Research Establishment: 10 Station Road is the first building in Cambridge to receive this award.

This independently-assessed accolade means the building is designed and built in a way that will enable its energy efficient design to perform to the highest standards in operation.

The five-storey building has been designed to complement and enhance Cambridge’s rich architectural heritage. Considerable work has been done on all aspects of the building, both internally and externally, to ensure it meets occupiers’ needs and fulfils a series of design benchmarks and future building management obligations in reducing its impact on the environment.

The design takes a fabric-first approach and early stage analysis has been undertaken to ensure that its façade meets the current thermal comfort requirements.

10 Station Road features highly efficient LED lighting, plus smart metering, solar panels, rainwater collection and an all-electric power system, along with VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) heat pumps to provide heating, cooling and hot water. The building’s energy performance is expected to perform well above national building compliance regulations with an EPC A rating.

The natural world and physical wellbeing are both priorities at 10 Station Road; a biodiverse green and brown roof will seek to provide habitats for a range of bats, birds, butterflies, moths and bees.

This, alongside the planting of trees and greenery around the building, means the site is set to achieve an overall net biodiversity gain of 268 per cent.

The building is also designed to enable a healthy user experience for its occupiers. The developer is targeting WELL Building Standard rating Gold, which is all about creating spaces that enhance human health and wellbeing. This will include enhanced air quality, refined drinking water and biophilic elements to benefit building occupiers.

10 Station Road will also provide 193 cycle spaces in a city that is the most bicycle-friendly in the country, while 10 of the building’s 39 car parking spaces will have electric charging points.

Due to open this summer, 10 Station Road will be an outstanding addition to both the CB1 area and the Cambridge built environment; a leading example of how to integrate ambitious sustainability credentials into a progressive, city centre, commercial development scheme.

To find out more about how to locate your business at 10 Station Road, contact:

Max Bryan
max.bryan@bidwells.co.uk
01223 559 485

Harry Blevins
harry.blevins@bidwells.co.uk
07467 745 774

Ollie Mcleod
Ollie.McLeod@eu.jll.com
0207 399 5612

Edward Hoyle
Edward.Hoyle@jll.com
07763 203 875