Vortex are pleased to announce the successful completion of our latest project. We were contracted by Chard Robinson Developments to undertake the fitout of a 10,000 sq foot building in Cambridge to create 14 dance studios with a breakout space, male and female changing rooms and ancillary staff spaces including the full M&E installation. The project grew to include not just interiors but a new extension with a Metsec wall, full height aluminium windows, roofing and landscaping works.

Duration: 7 months | Value: £2.1M | PM: Oander | Designer: High Design Consultants | M&E Consultant: David Bedwell & Partners

Vortex have completed a small fitout of an occupied office space including 2 meeting rooms divided by a sliding / folding wall, a new tea point / bar area with bespoke reclaimed timber doors and tops, feature lighting, floorbox installation and decoration.

Duration: 4 weeks | Value: £42k | Designer: Stephanie Wilhelm

Harvie & Hudson are a gentlemen’s outfitters established in 1949 and located on the world famous Jermyn Street in London’s West End. Vortex were awarded the project following a competitive tender process. The concept, designed by Otherway brand specialists, was to create an environment that feels and looks like a Georgian drawing room making their customers feel at home and comfortable. To achieve this timber panelling was fitted to the walls whilst a traditional oak floor was laid in a herringbone pattern and bespoke rosewood wardrobes display the clothing. Modern touches such as LED lighting and air conditioning are included so that the new shop is practical and “works” as well as being a beautiful space in which to shop. The project was split into 2 phases, each lasting only 3 weeks, to enable the client to continue to trade. The programme, although incredibly tight, was met on time.”

Duration: 7 weeks | Value: £235K | Designer: Otherway | PM: Property Project Solutions

Weymouth Street Hospital is a private clinic that offers the very best healthcare in the most luxurious of surroundings located in the heart of Marylebone. Vortex were commissioned to adapt the existing 3 theatres on the ground floor into 2 larger theatres to enable the hospital to perform a wider variety of operations. This had to be completed in 3 weeks over the Christmas period to avoid the loss of too much business. The works included adaptions to the existing M&E, entailing relocating the C-Arm light which involved structural works, as well as the installation of medical gases for one of the new larger theatres. All the works had to be completed to a fixed date to enable a specialist team from Germany to install the operation theatre approved wall panelling prior admitting the first patients”.

Duration: 3 weeks | Value: £40K | PM: Helios Project Management

Stowers Bespoke are a gentleman’s tailors located on the world renowned Savile Row in London’s West End. As part of their complete re-branding Vortex were asked to undertake a full refurbishment of their existing premises to provide an up to date working environment for their tailors, with 4 bespoke cutting boards viewable through a glass partition, as well as a comfortable and relaxing front of house area for their clients. This includes a soft seating area, bar and 3 changing rooms, one of which is a huge VIP room complete with a sofa and coffee table. 
The The concept was to retain a gentleman’s club feel whilst bringing the whole area up to date using such fixtures as LED lighting which gives a daylight quality which is es-  sential for viewing materials swatches and reviving the parquet floor to give a warm feel and look.”

Duration: 4 weeks | Value: £90K

Vortex were commissioned by Viewport Studio to realise their design for a large exhibition to further market Delta Airlines new flight route from the USA to Zurich, Switzerland. The venue was a large open plan room of approx. 4000 sq feet and this was divided into 6 differently themed “Pods” to advertise the various aspects of Delta such as business class, their celebrated food and their in-flight goods. There was a full 360 degree projection around the top half of the perimeter walls as well as colour changing LED lighting to add to the visual impact. The exhibition was transported from the UK in 2 articulated lorries which, due to Zurich’s strict emission laws, had to be parked outside the city limits whilst everything was loaded onto a fleet of vans to be taken to the venue in the centre of the financial district. The whole exhibition had to be fully demountable as it is to be reused for future events. Now back in the UK it has been stored in Vortex’s own extensive on site warehouse.

Duration: 2 days construction, 3 days exhibition, 1 day dismantle | Value: £120K | Designer: Viewport

This combined project for our longterm client Foxtons and their financial arm, Alexander Hall was to create a new workspace within the same establishment that would allow them to be close enough to communicate effectively whilst continuing to operate as separate businesses. To achieve this we installed new glazed partitioning and acoustic walling, ceilings and lay in grid ceilings. The installation of a new mezzanine floor to accommodate new client meeting areas, open plan office space and reception area to the ground floor, as well as a dedicated staff area in the

basement were also created to suit Foxtons’ new office layout. External works included the formation of full height, glass entrance doors and the installation of a glazed shop front. All works were carried out to a very high standard and within very tight timescales to accommodate an immovable office launch date.

Duration: 14 weeks | Value: £850k | Designer: Icewit | M&E: Vortex

This contract for the fitting out of Virgin Management’s head office in the iconic Battleship Building at Paddington involved the work completed over 2 separate phases to suit the vacation of the existing premises in Hammersmith. Phase 1 was undertaken in 4 weeks to allow all staff to occupy a temporary facility whilst the lease was completed for the remaining 3 floors some 2 months later. Phase 2, covering 3 separate floor areas was completed within 9 weeks. Vortex worked closely with Spacelab and Virgin during the pre-construction periods to ensure the design vision was achieved alongside a strict budget for the project – which was met.

Duration: 13 weeks | Value: £800k | Designer: Spacelab | Project Manager: Spacelab | Quantity Surveyor: Spacelab | M&E: Vortex

The project was carried out whilst the multi-tenanted Portland House remained in full occupation. Vortex were appointed some six months prior to the contract starting on site to work with the design team and ensure the project could proceed with minimum disruption to
the building occupants. A high quality finish was imperative for Land Securities as they are re-launching the building to attract new tenants.

Duration: 22 weeks (2 phases) | Value: £800k | Designer: MoreySmith | QS: Stace | PM: Land Securities | M&E: Vortex

Fit out in occupied premises to create
 the new London HQ of an American Investment Bank. BBH required early possession of their Comms room 
which had to be handed over in a 6 week period and required careful phasing of the work. Vortex had to liaise regularly with the stakeholders in the US to ensure they were happy with the progress of the project and that we were meeting the high quality finishes they expected in front of house areas such as the multifunction room and reception.

Duration: 10 weeks | Value: £1.9m | Designer: KKS Strategy | Project Manager: Blackburn & Co | LLP Quantity Surveyor: Blackburn & Co | LLP M&E: Vortex

This super high-end apartment in the heart of Mayfair had been completed by the developer but the client wanted to take the finishes of the interior further to personalise his new home.

This involved luxurious wallcovering to every room with panelling detail to the study, replacing the timber floors with carpet to certain areas, new shower fittings and some minor electrical changes.

However the visual largest impact came from the joinery installation which included a new wardrobe to the master bedroom, a bespoke shoe cupboard to the entrance hallway and a full wall audio / visual unit to the living room, the sliding doors to which had a very specialist finish as can be seen from the photographs.

Duration: 5 week programme | Client: confidential | Value: £126K | Project Management: Veyron