Commercial Kitchens & Tea Points across Farringdon (EC1). Office kitchens and tea points — from single-point boiling-water taps through to full staff kitchens with commercial appliances, coffee stations and dishwashing. Delivered with joinery, M&E and ventilation under one contract.
Commercial Kitchens & Tea Points across Farringdon (EC1) is delivered by our in-house commercial team with current estate approvals and compliance records on file. We have completed works in or adjacent to 1 New Street Square, The Goldsmiths' Centre, 68 Clerkenwell Road, 70 Farringdon Road, The Charterhouse among others. Teams mobilise from our London operations base, with direct transport links via Farringdon (Elizabeth line, Thameslink, Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City), Chancery Lane (Central), Barbican (Circle/Metropolitan), Angel (Northern). Every project is run by a named project manager reporting weekly with photographs and programme RAG. Out-of-hours loading, estate permit-to-work and managing-agent liaison are included in the prelims — not charged as variations.
The Farringdon market is dominated by creative agencies and design studios, tech and fintech (dojo, monzo, gocardless ecosystem), legal and professional services, each with distinct commercial kitchens & tea points requirements — programme compression, landlord co-ordination, out-of-hours delivery, and full compliance ownership. Our commercial team has delivered commercial kitchens & tea points in trophy buildings including 1 New Street Square, The Goldsmiths' Centre, 68 Clerkenwell Road, 70 Farringdon Road.
Farringdon spans the Clerkenwell creative core, the financial-adjacent edge around Chancery Lane, and the Smithfield redevelopment zone. Stock is a mix of converted Victorian warehouses (characterful, 3,000–8,000 sqft plates) and modern Grade A (15,000–25,000 sqft plates).
Standard noise hours 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri and 08:00–13:00 Sat. Smithfield redevelopment zone carries additional Saturday morning work windows. Trading hours 8am–6pm core. Red route restrictions on Farringdon Road and Clerkenwell Road. Loading bays must be pre-booked through Islington/City parking. Smithfield meat market access is cleared from 7am — fit-out traffic routes around the market footprint.
Site survey including drainage, water, power, extract
Space plan with headcount-based appliance specification
Joinery design in Corian, solid surface or stone
Appliance specification (Miele, Quooker, Franke, coffee)
Installation with M&E connection and commissioning
| Tier | Range | What's covered |
|---|---|---|
| Tea point standard | £120–£220 per sqft | Small joinery run, boiling water tap, fridge, dishwasher |
| Kitchenette | £180–£320 per sqft | Full counter, sink, appliances, storage, small cooking |
| Staff kitchen | £280–£480 per sqft | Full kitchen with commercial appliances, extract, food storage |
| Executive / concierge | £480+ per sqft | Designer joinery, stone tops, concierge coffee, bespoke |
This area sits outside the core trophy-tower premium zone — programme and pricing typically sit at the mid-range of the bands below. Figures are guide ranges — we provide a fixed quote after survey.
Tea point — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Kitchenette — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Staff kitchen — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Executive kitchen — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Boiling water tap — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Ice-maker — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Dishwasher — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Fridge/freezer — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Islington and City Corporation split planning authority over the area. Clerkenwell and Smithfield conservation areas cover much of the stock, with listed-building consent required for many Victorian warehouses. Derwent and Helical both hold pre-approved fit-out guides.
Reference list available on request under NDA.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days, including M&E, fabric and compliance review.
Scope capture workshop with stakeholders — occupier, landlord, managing agent, FM team.
Stage 3 design package with space plan, M&E schedules, specification and CAT A/B split.
Lump-sum price against the design package. All prelims transparent.
CDM notification, RAMS, permit-to-work, landlord licence-to-alter, estate approvals.
Weekly client reports with photos, programme RAG, variation log, compliance status.
O&M manuals, as-built drawings, building-regs sign-off, 12-month defects period.
Commercial Kitchens & Tea Points in converted victorian warehouses (3,000–8,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to tea point standard level — small joinery run, boiling water tap, fridge, dishwasher. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Commercial Kitchens & Tea Points in modern grade a office (15,000–25,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to kitchenette level — full counter, sink, appliances, storage, small cooking. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Commercial Kitchens & Tea Points in listed buildings and conservation area stock is typically specified to staff kitchen level — full kitchen with commercial appliances, extract, food storage. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Commercial Kitchens & Tea Points in mixed-use with ground-floor retail/f&b is typically specified to executive / concierge level — designer joinery, stone tops, concierge coffee, bespoke. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Kitchen installation in occupied offices is typically phased overnight — joinery is fabricated off-site and installed in 2–3 nights, with M&E connection and commissioning on the final shift.
Standard noise hours 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri and 08:00–13:00 Sat. Smithfield redevelopment zone carries additional Saturday morning work windows. Trading hours 8am–6pm core. Red route restrictions on Farringdon Road and Clerkenwell Road. Loading bays must be pre-booked through Islington/City parking. Smithfield meat market access is cleared from 7am — fit-out traffic routes around the market footprint.
All Farringdon occupiers benefit from a PPM framework covering L8 water hygiene, EICR, emergency lighting, F-Gas registers and fabric maintenance. For a scoped PPM package in Farringdon see Office Maintenance in Farringdon or Commercial Maintenance in Farringdon.
Anonymised project outlines from our Farringdon and adjacent-area portfolio — full reference list with contact introductions available on request under NDA.
Scope · Full kitchen
Budget band · £180k
Programme · 4 weeks
Corian tops, Miele appliances, concierge coffee station
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 6 tea points
Budget band · £220k
Programme · 5 weeks
Matched joinery across floors with Quooker, fridges, dishwashers
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 2 kitchens
Budget band · £320k
Programme · 6 weeks
Stone tops, bespoke joinery, wine fridge, coffee machine
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Yes — both systems are standard in office tea point fit-out. We install Quooker Flex, Pro3, Cube, and Zip HydroTap Celsius/Classic/Arc per client preference.
Yes — compliant DW172 extract canopies with fire suppression, grease filtration and roof-level terminal. Part F ventilation sign-off and F-Gas certification where refrigeration is added.
Yes — we colour and veneer match to existing reception or meeting-room joinery for design continuity. Sample boards provided.
Rental and occupier-quality indicators are up 20–30% since 2022 opening. Demand has shifted from creative to blended tech/legal/professional services. Floor plates over 15,000 sqft are now scarce.
Yes — we handle listed-building consent, exposed-brick fit-out, timber-floor retention and original cast-iron column preservation.
The meat market operates 2am–7am — commercial fit-out loading avoids that window and uses 8am–10am or after 6pm slots through Islington parking.
Standard CAT B: £120–£180 per sqft. Warehouse conversion adds 10–15% for structural considerations. Premium HQ-level fit-out: £200+ per sqft.
Full commercial refurbishment for occupied and vacant offices — CAT B fit-out, finishes, M&E upgrades.
CAT A and CAT B fit-out for new leases, HQ relocations and floor consolidations.
Renovation of existing office space — modernising finishes, layout and services without full strip-out.
Reactive and planned maintenance (PPM) for commercial offices — single trade or full FM cover.
Branded reception areas — joinery, signage, lighting, AV containment.
In-depth articles on commercial fit-out, compliance and market strategy.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days. Fixed-price quote within 10. Estate approvals on file.