Cambridge | UK
Kett House
An early-stage feasibility study testing the retention, retrofit and extension of an existing Cambridge office asset.
Client | Aviva
Budget | Confidential
Status | Feasibility study
RIBA Stage 1
Area | 16,000 sqm
Use | Commercial office
Role | Design services provided to MATT Architecture
Scope | Feasibility study
CONTEXT
Kett House sits on Station Road in Cambridge, within a wider context that includes the Botanic Garden and continuing development around the station. The study asked how the existing commercial asset could remain useful while accommodating greater performance, capacity and workplace quality.
ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSE
The main task was to test the site’s capacity for high-quality office space against the Local Plan and Cambridge’s planning constraints. Floorplate depth and daylight were assessed alongside flexible desk and meeting-room layouts, circulation and access. Terraces and planting formed part of the study, balancing potential development capacity with workplace quality and flexibility.
