Practice
XAB is a London based architectural practice. XAB was formed in 2013 out of an earlier practice, Allen Bell, the partners having worked together there since 2000.
We specialise in Workplace Fit-Out, Prime Residential and Commercial Refurbishment projects. Our clients include International Banks, Professional Service firms, Public Sector Organisations, Hotels and Private Residential clients.
Our residential projects are usually for private clients or fully-fitted, one-off speculative developments. Our experience includes working in listed historical buildings and in modern developments including One Hyde Park and we are familiar with the often onerous approval processes involved in obtaining the authority’s or landlord’s permission to commence work.
We work with the very best interior designers and leading professional firms to deliver exceptional residences. Modern homes contain a great deal of technology and our technical knowledge, gained in part through delivering projects for the financial markets, gives us an edge in discretely integrating these services.
Recent workplace and fit-out experience includes projects for WorldPay, Investec Bank and Shire Pharmaceuticals. These projects are often very highly serviced environments and we are well versed in the technical issues involved in designing trading floors, data centres and equipment rooms.
We deliver modern Agile Working solutions for clients, including the NHS. Where some go with a gut feel, our designs are based on detailed occupation and utilisation studies which provide a high degree of confidence in the robustness of the proposals. Although over the next decade agile working is likely to become the default, in an existing business it is often a cultural hard-sell. We work with specialists to overcome resistance to change and to emphasise the positive and liberating aspects of the new environment.
We have worked within most procurement routes including Framework Agreements, Traditional Contracts, single or two stage Construction Management and Design & Build. We believe in supporting the team and adapt our offering to suit the project. What remains constant is our commitment to working through the detail and understanding the client and users’ needs.