McBains
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Capabilities
  • Sectors
  • Projects
  • Our People
  • Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework
  • Careers
  • News
  • Contact
Recent Projects
  • Midland Metropolitan University Hospital PFI
    Midland Metropolitan University Hospital PFI View Case Study
  • Pevensey Bay Sea Defence Scheme
    Pevensey Bay Sea Defence Scheme View Case Study
  • Glenvale Park Phase 2
    Glenvale Park Phase 2 View Case Study
  • Alexandra Road, Corby
    Alexandra Road, Corby View Case Study
  • Paddington Square
    Paddington Square View Case Study
  • Graduate Hotels
    Graduate Hotels View Case Study
  • News

BIMPLUS: McBains’ tech stack addresses challenging site constraints

Read how McBains used BIM and cloud-based coordination strategies to address the unique design challenges on an intricate refurbishment and redevelopment of an office building in a dense, conservation area in London.

48-50 St John Street in Farringdon is a mid-terraced property comprised of a 1950s-fronted building that links at lower ground, ground and first floor levels to a Victorian distillery building at the rear.

McBains has been appointed to develop the brief for redeveloping the building from an existing commercial mix of different offices o a high-quality contemporary office space that encourages collaboration between a variety of tenants. The existing offices were dated, needed modernising and were non-compliant with building regulations and energy efficiency.

Read more: McBains' tech stack addresses challenging site constraints - BIM+ (bimplus.co.uk)

24th May 2023

You might be interested in...

Clive Docwra

CONSTRUCTION NEWS: Why we must improve wellbeing in the built environment

09th July 2025

McBains has placed an opinion article in Construction News focusing on the importance of wellbeing within the built environment.

ENERGY MANAGER: How Energy Efficient Standards Are Transforming London's Commercial Buildings Into More Resilient And More Investable Assets

ENERGY MANAGER: How Energy Efficient Standards Are Transforming London's Commercial Buildings Into More Resilient And More Investable Assets

08th July 2025

McBains has placed an opinion article in Energy Manager magazine focusing on energy performance as an increasingly influential driver of property value, with improvements in EPC ratings and green certifications boosting rental income and capital value.

McBains Staff Conference 2025: A Day to Learn, Reflect and Connect

McBains Staff Conference 2025: A Day to Learn, Reflect and Connect

04th July 2025

Our 2025 Staff Conference brought together colleagues from across McBains for a day focused on learning, collaboration and connection.

McBains makes series of promotions to support growth of business

McBains makes series of promotions to support growth of business

01st July 2025

We’re pleased to announce a new round of promotions that includes eight management-level appointments: comprising two new Directors, one Project Director, and five Associate Directors.

PROPERTY WEEK: Quantity Surveying Enters AI Age

PROPERTY WEEK: Quantity Surveying Enters AI Age

26th June 2025

As part of our anniversary celebrations, McBains has placed an opinion article in Property Week reflecting on how the surveying profession has evolved.

McBains Celebrates Centuries of Collective Excellence

McBains Celebrates Centuries of Collective Excellence

20th June 2025

This year is a hugely significant year for McBains, as 2025 marks the major anniversary of not one, but both, of the firm’s founding companies. Quite remarkably, it's been 240 years since the establishment of Henry Cooper & Sons in 1785, whilst McBains (in its original entity) was founded an entire century ago in 1925.

McBains Explains

Get the latest insights from McBains and industry news to your inbox each month.

By submitting your email address you are agreeing to us storing your data for the purpose of sending you a newsletter.

Explore McBains

  • Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework
  • Architecture
  • Asset Management Consultancy
  • Building Services Engineering
  • Building Surveying
  • Civil & Structural Engineering
  • Masterplanning & Urban Design
  • Project Management
  • Project Monitoring & Due Diligence
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Sustainability & ESG
  • Employer's Agent
  • Digital Engineering (BIM)
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Principal Designer / CDM Advisor
  • Education
  • Financial
  • Healthcare
  • Heritage
  • Hotels & Leisure
  • Housing & Masterplanning
  • Industrial
  • Motor Retail
  • Offices
  • Police & Custodial
  • Private Residential
  • Public Sector
  • Retail
  • Social Housing
  • Transport
  • Urban Regeneration

© 2025 McBains – Privacy Policy – Modern Slavery Statement

Brand by David Carroll & Co . Design by Mutual & CIB