Planning permission was secured in September 2022 for plans which help 105 Judd St to meet local demand for Knowledge Quarter uses and laboratory enabled space in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter with a two storey extension – an attractive addition to a Bloomsbury building. The proposals also include opening up the ground floor to the public with a cafe, restoring the original Salvation Army corner entrance and transforming the landscaping surrounding the building.
With planning permission now secured, the building is currently empty whilst we await the start of works on site in the autumn. Demolition is due to commence late this year and the project is due for completion at the end of August 2024.
Low carbon
We intend to exceed carbon targets by retaining the building, thereby minimising disruption during construction.
SUPPORT THE KNOWLEDGE QUARTER
Respond to the lack of space in the King’s Cross estate and demand for Life- Science laboratory space in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter.
Retain and Reuse
One of the first purpose built office buildings in London could now come one of the first in the Knowledge Quarter to be refurbished to accommodate life science tenants.
Improved Streetscape
Vision to open the ground floor to the public with a cafe along with activation of the building onto Judd Street and Hastings Street and improvements to the public realm.
Restore a historic building
Offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to refurbish a building that has been home to charity tenants for over a century
Laboratory enabled space
And provide a roof extension – an attractive addition to a Bloomsbury building.
About 105 Judd Street
105 Judd Street is a four-storey building located within the Bloomsbury Conservation Area. It has previously been used as a commercial office building, and was home to the RNIB which has recently vacated for a more suitable, modern building which better suits its requirements.
Unusually, it was built in two phases. The first section, built between 1900 and 1910, is the L-shape section on the north and west of the site and the second, facing southeast onto Judd Street, was built between 1922 and 1946.
The building presents a highly decorative style on its east elevation and north east corner with a simpler, more residential scale and character to the west and north west – in keeping with its immediate neighbours and context.
The site benefits from excellent public transport links and is a short distance to a number of underground stations and also national rail connections to the wider UK and mainland Europe.
Existing building and current condition
Both inside and out it is need of refurbishment, with the previous tenants adapting it to suit their needs and requirements. We see this project as a real opportunity to undo some of the previous rudimental adaptations done to the building and ensure that it is fit for the future.
Bloomsbury’s Conservation Area
105 Judd Street is situated in the Bloomsbury Conservation Area, just south of St Pancras station and Euston Road.
The site is highlighted as a ‘Bloomsbury Positive Building’ on the Bloomsbury Conservation Area Townscape Appraisal map.
History of the site
105 Judd Street started life as one of London’s first purpose-built office blocks. The building’s first tenant was the Salvation Army which in 1911 moved from their previous headquarters on Fortress Road in Kentish Town and located their trading operations there for nearly 90 years before moving on Tiverton Street. They were replaced a couple of years later by the National Institute of the Blind who have been there since.
Native Land
Native Land is a development company that is experienced at delivering residential and mixed-use developments with a resolute focus on quality and great design.
Our developments draw on the local context, using the right materials and scale to ensure they are sensitive to their context and are authentic.
We are committed to delivering a development of the highest quality and consider engagement and consultation as essential to this process.
Stiff + Trevillion
Stiff + Trevillion is a well-established West London practice with a strong reputation for elegant and sophisticated architecture.
Collaboration is at the heart of the practice’s ethos. From the development of the brief with the client, to the delivery of the project with the design team, we work together.