PROJECT PROFILE
ROOM2 HOMETEL BELFAST
THE POWER BEHIND A UNIQUE ECO ‘HOMETEL’ CONCEPT
HAUGHEY ELECTRICAL DELIVERS A FULL ELECTRICAL PACKAGE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND’S FIRST ‘HOMETEL’ PROJECT, INCLUDING SYSTEMS AIMED AT REDUCING THE BUILDING’S CARBON FOOTPRINT OVER ITS LIFETIME…
Co-ordinating with multiple trades on site, Haughey Electrical fulfilled a fast- track programme to deliver a complete electrical installation for Northern Ireland’s first ‘hometel’ project. It was brought on board by main contractor Ganson for the new room2 hometel Belfast, a variation of the aparthotel concept evoking home comforts and developed by Oakland Holdings for room2 brand owner, the Lamington Group. Opened in October 2023, room2 Belfast features 175 rooms – most with kitchenettes – and a café, tearoom, restaurant, lounge, bar, meeting and event spaces and gym over nine floors. The fourth and largest room2 property, and its first outside England, the Belfast
site represents a total investment of £20m by the eco-conscious real estate company. With sustainability a major focus for the Lamington Group, room2 Belfast is powered only by electric, part generated from solar energy, operates a zero waste- to-landfill policy and is aiming to become net zero by 2030. A sister location in Chiswick lays claim as the world’s first net- zero hotel. The site was previously occupied by the Audio Times Building, later known as Lyndon Court, a three-storey structure of retail units and office space designed by Barrie Todd Associates and built over 1986 to 1987. After redevelopment attempts by another firm failed to come to fruition, Oakland Holdings submitted a successful planning
application to demolish Lyndon Court and develop an aparthotel with bar, restaurant and conferencing facilities in 2019. room2 then secured a 25-year lease with a tenant option to break at year 20, and Lyndon Court was demolished in 2020. Ganson commenced site-enabling works in August 2021. The building was designed to the Lamington Group’s specification, with the lease agreement contingent on the developer securing planning permission, building control approval and a minimum BREEAM rating of Very Good. M&E works are operated from plant space in the basement. The electrical installation by Haughey Electrical included supplying metal containment,
“Haughey Electrical fulfilled a fast-track programme to deliver a complete electrical installation.”
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