Heritage
Russell Hotel
📍 London, UK
Full MEP design for a million-pound refurbishment of one of London's most impressive Victorian hotels — 357 bedrooms, 15 conference rooms and inverter-driven VRF, all while the hotel stayed operational.
Built at the end of the last century, the Hotel Russell is one of London's most impressive Victorian buildings with many outstanding architectural features. The hotel underwent a million-pound refurbishment programme and boasts 357 en-suite bedrooms, including 160 air-conditioned guest rooms, and 15 conference and banqueting rooms.
Our engineers were responsible for the full design of the Mechanical, Electrical, Public Health and Lift services. Four floors and all conference rooms were refurbished to Art and Tech specification. Refurbishment of lifts was performed with careful sequencing to maintain hotel operation. Relocation of existing MEP plantrooms was fully coordinated to suit planning and English Heritage requirements. Inverter-driven VRF were implemented to provide simultaneous heating and cooling in different parts of the hotel.