The living daylights | Features

Building cost information
Element	Total cost of element (£)	Cost/m² gfa (£) (gfa is 5439 m²)	Element unit quantity (m²)	Element unit rate (£)
Substructures (concrete perimeter base, basement, drainage and waterproofing)	2 462 300	452.71	1 702	1 446.71
Structural steel frame	749 300	137.76	4 500	166.51
Glazed roof	2 548 700	468.6	4 500	566.38
Perimeter gutter	130 800	24.05
External doors	63 700	11.71	4 items	15 925
Internal building work (walls, doors, finishes and fittings)	502 200	92.33	1 702	295.06
Internal perimeter sill at base of glazing	29 600	5.44
Handrailing and grilles to entrances	30 100	5.53
Mechanical services	291 400	53.58	1 702	171.21
Electrical services	335 100	61.61	1 702	196.89
Climate control	80 200	14.75
Internal landscape (including water features, lighting and planting)	1 040 000	191.22	3 737	278.3
Sub-total	8 263 400	1 519.29
Construction manager’s direct preliminaries, staff costs and fee	677 400	124.54
Total	8 940 800	1 643.83