HEMISPHERE TO BECOME ONE OF FIRST NEW BUILDS IN THE UK DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE SIX GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY ACCREDITATIONS

New CGI images and an animation have been released, showcasing HEMISPHERE by Sciontec, the new £56m, innovation-led, 119,612 sq ft development on Paddington Village, in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool) Innovation District.

HEMISPHERE will be the first new-build development for Sciontec, and will form part of Liverpool City Council’s 10 postpandemic pledges to stimulate economic growth.

Colin Sinclair, chief executive of Sciontec and KQ Liverpool, said:

“We’re proud to be working with Liverpool City Council, with the support of the City Region, to deliver a holistic approach to creating Paddington Village as an inclusive destination for health, life sciences, tech and digital innovation. Nothing encapsulates that vision more than HEMISPHERE.”

HEMISPHERE will be set across eight floors, smart-tech enabled, providing prime Grade A office space, and will be one of the UK’s first new builds with operational Net-Zero, Platinum WELL, BREEAM Excellent, EPC Rated A, WiredScore certified and NABERS 5.5*.

Situated next door to The Spine – one of the world’s healthiest buildings –

Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, added:

“Developments like this are befitting of a modern, forward-looking city region like ours. Sciontec’s plans for HEMISPHERE encapsulate much of my vision for the region: harnessing the expertise of our world-class universities in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter, attracting nationwide jobs and housing it all in one of the cleanest, greenest buildings in our region –the first to be operationally net zero.”

HEMISPHERE’s striking architecture has been carefully masterminded by AHR Architects, with the name representing the two sides of the human brain.

Rob Hopkins, director and head of sustainability at AHR, said:

“HEMISPHERE will be the first new build office development in the Liverpool City Region, designed to be operational net zero carbon, achieving 55kwh/m2 per year, embodying 30% less carbon than a typical office building, 30% less energy consumption, 40% less glazing and 20% more natural ventilation.”

Sciontec is aiming to break ground at the end of 2023, with a completion date in late 2025.

For more information about Sciontec, visit https://sciontec.co.uk