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Welcome to the Crown Court Conversation Meet the Team event.

This will provide a first chance to meet the team that will bringing forward the redevelopment of Blackfriars Crown Court.

Fabrix Capital acquired the building from the Ministry of Justice earlier this year and we will shortly be submitting an application for a change of use from sui generis to office (B1) use.

This is the first step to developing a wider vision for the site including new public spaces and walkways, offices including affordable workspace as well as community spaces.

Blackfriars Crown Court today

Today will provide you with an early opportunity to...

• Meet the team behind the proposals

• Learn about Fabrix’s vision for the site

• Help us grow our understanding of the area and the issues that matter to you

• Ask any early questions you may have on the vision for the site to the project team

• Provide early feedback on the vision for the site

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THE TEAM BEHIND THE PROPOSALS...

FABRIX CAPITALThe landowner and the developer of the siteA dynamic and considered property investment manager focussed on purposefully repurposing land and buildings with a touch of creative flair.

STUDIO RHEArchitects for the projectsStudio RHE is an award winning, London-based architecture and design practice with a global reputation for delivering bold, innovative residential, leisure and workspace environments.

GERALD EVEPlanning consultantGerald Eve are one of the UK’s most-respected planning and development consultancies, working with leading private, public and third sector clients on some of the most high profile and exciting projects in the UK.

PELL FRISCHMANNTransport consultant Pell Frischmann is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy based in London that provides structural and civil engineering, planning, transporation design, and consulting services.

ATELIER TENEnergy and sustainability consultantAtelier Ten are environmental design consultants, finding ways for buildings to tread more lightly on the planet.

KANDACommunity engagement Kanda is a communications agency specialising in community engagement to work intelligently and imaginatively to get the best results for applicants, decision makers and communities.

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ABOUT FABRIX...

Fabrix are a young, dynamic and progressive property investment company with an emphasis on providing a positive social ethos. We are unlike any other real estate company due to our creativity in finding problems and solutions within existing sites.

Our strategy is defined by its purpose and its focus on success with a conscience to make a meaningful impact. This means delivering positive change for the community we are working within. This ethos runs through our business and each member of the team. This means we ensure that our developments are flexible, valuable and usable in the long-term, both for tenants and for the local community.

We are passionate about incorporating local elements and products within our developments, whether via connecting with grassroots members of the local community to collaborate with or incorporating local elements and products within the development.

We carefully select underused and unloved commercial buildings and transform them by using the highest design standards into beautiful, environmentally friendly, future proofed spaces that serve the needs of modern business and communities.

For more information on Fabrix Capital, you can visit our website: www.fabrixcap.com

Symes Mews, Camden High Street, NW1

Rivington Studios, 1 Bath Place, EC2

The Binary, Copperfield Street, SE1

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ABOUT STUDIO RHE...

Studio RHE is an award winning, London-based architecture and design practice with a global reputation for delivering bold, innovative residential, leisure and workspace environments. Working on exciting projects worldwide, Studio RHE delivers consistent design standards and quality on all their schemes.

Studio RHE’s ‘The Alphabeta Building’

For more information on Studio RHE, you can visit their website: www.studiorhe.com

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THE CLOSURE OF THE COURT...

In recent history, Blackfriars Crown Court was previously known as Knightsbridge Crown Court until it relocated to Pollock Road in April 1993. Although the court was initially still called Knightsbridge Crown Court, it was renamed to Blackfriars Crown Court in 1999 to match its new location.

The closure of the court was announced by the Ministry of Justice in July 2018 and is due to close by the end of December 2019. It was chosen for closure over the other courts in the borough due to its smaller size and inability to be expanded upon, as a full demolition would be required to increase the Court’s nine rooms.

It was sold by the government in order to generate funds to reinvest into court services in the UK to improve the delivery of services. Additionally, the Ministry felt that the court was in an attractive and desirable location.

By selling the building, the Ministry would reduce costs of running their estate and make overall operations more efficient. This would lead to better value for money for the taxpayer and better facilities for court users.

Whilst active, the court had nine courtrooms dealing with all kinds of criminal cases. This made it the smallest out of the three courts in the London Borough of Southwrk. The Inner London Crown Court on Newington Causeway has a total of ten rooms, whilst Southwark Crown Court has 15 rooms.

The workload from the court will be spread across several other courts. This includes Snaresbrook Crown Court, Wood Green Crown Court, Inner London Crown Court and Kingston Crown Court.

Blackfriars Crown Court today

WE WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF BLACKFRIARS...

If you have any historic local photographs, or any other information on local history, we want to hear from you!

Please share your story with a member of our team.

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THE SITE TODAY...

Fabrix Capital made a successful bid for the site and officially purchased it in September 2019 over several other investors.

Blackfriars Crown Court is located in a highly desirable location in close proximity to central London, as it is situated in the SE1 postcode and the rapidly developing Borough and Bankside area.

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Development Opportunity Summary

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1.4 acre freehold development site

Situated in a vibrant mixed use area at the heart of Southbank - London’s most resilient submarket

Exceptional connectivity to the transport network - within walking distance of five underground and three mainline stations

Excellent accessibility to a wealth of cultural landmarks and amenities

Opportunity to deliver a 224,540 sq ft NIA commercially led mixed use scheme

Proposed scheme positively received at pre-application by London Borough of Southwark

Opportunity to enhance the proposed development scheme through the planning process

Potential for a residential led scheme of 218,305 sq ft NIA

Cannon Street

GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION...

We want to understand how you experience the local area, what amenities you utilise and enjoy, as well as understanding areas for improvement. This will help us to set the priorities for the redevelopment of Blackfriars Crown Court.

Please speak to a member of the team who can walk you through our ‘Local Knowledge’ activity.

Located in the London Borough of Southwark

10 minute walk from Waterloo Station/Underground Station

5 minute walk from Southwark and Borough London Underground Stations

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OUR VISION FOR BLACKFRIARS CROWN COURT...

Whilst retaining the best parts of the buildings, we want to re-invent the existing building to provide a flexible, functional and usable workspace for use by modern businesses.

PUBLIC SPACES...

At the heart of the building will be a new publicly accessible atrium that will act as a connection through the site. This space will allow easy access and become a destination for the local community and visitors to enjoy the food and beverage outlets, retail stores and new public space.

GREENING THE BUILDING...

In addition, we want the building to be alive: green, healthy and sustainable. Through greening the building, we will be able to realise this vision and create an individual but attractive destination in Southwark. We hope that Blackfriars Crown Court will have one of the largest roof gardens featuring an urban farm in London.

FLEXIBLE WORKSPACE...

The workspace will be flexible and affordable in order to cater to a wide array of business types and styles. The space will be large and open plan in order to be as versatile as possible. This will operate in order to be as accommodating for local, entrepreneurial business as possible.

This workspace was devised through a quality vs quantity approach, maximising the space available on each floor so that each space is truly fit for purpose.

Most developers would follow the easiest route, demolishing the building and discarding the waste. Instead, Fabrix has insisted the building be reused and repurposed.

Atrium concept design

Greening workspace & community roof garden concept

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THANK YOU...

Thank you for attending our initial meet the team event on the proposals for the Blackfriars Crown Court. We hope you found the event useful and used the opportunity to discuss Fabrix’ vision for the site with the project team.

Shortly before the end of the year we will be submitting the change of use application from sui generis to office (B1) space. We would welcome your thoughts on these emerging plans.

In the New Year we will be following up with a full public exhibition on the proposals, which will offer a more detailed summary of the proposals with a more specific view laid out.

DECEMBER 2019 ‘Meet the Team’ event

DECEMBER 2019 Submission of change of use application

JANUARY 2020First round of public consultation

FEBRUARY 2020 Second round of public consultation

MARCH 2020 Submission of planning application

JULY 2020 Target date for determination

Q2/3 2020 Strip out and partial demolition

COMPLETED Q3 2022 Construction and fit out

CONTACT...

If you would like to get in contact with the team in the future, please use the following contact details:

T. (0) 20 3900 3676E. blackfriarscrowncourt@ kandaconsulting.co.uk

GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION...

We are eager to hear the thoughts and aspirations of the local community as we consider our options to redevelop Blackfriars Crown Court.

You can get involved in the Crown Court conversation with our ‘Local Knowledge’ activity, or by completing a feedback form.