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CORPORATE WORKPLACE

This award is open to either a building commissioned by owner-occupiers or where the building has been customised by a developer for the occupier. The entry will be judged on the combined merits of its base build and fit out.

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Janet Nash House, Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Durham

Janet Nash House, the new European IT headquarters for City Electrical Factors (CEF), combines a variety of working environments to mould a rich office landscape of workplace settings. The new workplace has allowed the global electrical wholesale business to consolidate all its IT departments into one location, helping to improve both individual and team performance. The materials used in the project were inspired by the firm’s core product – the electrical wire. This has fashioned the building into a visual celebration of CEF’s company ethos and rich industrial heritage. Large porcelain panels, anodised aluminium, woven steel mesh and accents of copper are set against an exposed concrete structure allowing Janet Nash House to become a physical manifestation of its key business – the global distribution of electrical equipment.

  The building is expressed using two distinctive blocks which accommodate different environments to respond specifically to each department’s unique working tasks. The two forms are joined together by a central glazed atrium, which acts as a transitional, interactive and collaborative space. The facility offers enhanced wellbeing amenities for all employees including a healthy eating café, gym and cycle to work facilities. The prominent feature staircase at the entrance promotes activity and gives a visual anchor to the shared spaces within the atrium. Biophilic design principles are adopted throughout, with elements of nature brought indoors through a curated planting strategy. Expansive use of glazing and the central positioning of the atrium ensures light permeates through the building, promoting natural circadian rhythms which is supported by a colour-temperature controlled LED lighting strategy.

Uplifting views out across the Durham countryside are promoted along the southern and eastern elevations and are especially effective in the social gathering spaces. Sheltered outdoor seating areas provide alternative meeting areas and reinforce the links to nature. Janet Nash House celebrates the best in corporate office space and the detailed and thoughtful approach to the development of this new HQ is exemplary. By considering everything this building has commercially future-proofed the workplace for the next generation and the truly holistic approach has Given CEF a wonderful home.

 

       

 Project Details

 Client:

 City Electrical Factors Interior Designer Faulkner Browns

 Owner:

 City Electrical Factors

M&E Engineer: 

Desco

 Occupier:

City Electrical Factors

Structural Engineer: 

Curtins

Quantity Surveyor: 

Gleeds

Contractor:

Sir Robert McAlpine

Brief Consultant: 

FaulknerBrowns 

 

                        
Architect: 

Faulkner Browns 

 
           

 

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDLANDS & CENTRAL ENGLAND

   

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 Cambridge Assessment, The Triangle Building, Shaftsbury Road, Cambridge                       

Home to the international exam board’s entire team of 2,600 people, the office space is located within the three-sided Triangle Building, Cambridge’s biggest office. Judges noted how the office has been a catalyst for creating a new brand, culture and significant business growth. A key factor in Cambridge Assessment’s success is its focus on employee wellness, as evidenced by changing, shower and cycling provisions, and an in-house Wellbeing Centre. The judges agreed that the workplace supported employees’ mental health through its intelligent use of uplifting artwork, daylight, natural ventilation and views of the city.

                         
 PROJECT DETAILS      
       

Client:

 Cambridge Assessment Architect: Eric Parry Architects
Owner:           

 

 Cambridge Assessment

Interior Designer:

 BDP                 
Occupier:         

Cambridge Assessment   

M&E Engineer:                  Max Fordham                   
Project Manager: 

Turner & Townsend

 Structural Engineer:                 Ramboll UK           

Quantity Surveyor:

 AECOM Contractor:  Bouygues UK 
 

LONDON

   

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 Facebook at Rathbone Square, 1 Rathbone Square, London                                   

The development is a high quality, people-focused space built for a variety of uses, including residential and retail use alongside its function as an office. The development is centred around a lively central public square, which sits at the heart of the space and welcomes in the world outside. The judges praised the ‘experience’ created inside the office, which delivers a unique design that strongly represents the Facebook brand.

                         
 PROJECT DETAILS      
       

Client:

 Great Portland Estates Interior Designers: tp bennett / Gehry Partners
Owners:           

 

 WestInvest Gesellschaft Fur Investmentfonds mbH / Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH ("Deka")

M&E Engineers:

 Hilson Moran / Troup Bywaters + Anders              
Occupier:         

Facebook   

Structural Engineer:                  AKT II                
Project Managers: 

Buro Four / Gardiner & Theobald

 Contractors:                 Lendlease / Structure Tone           

Quantity Surveyors:

 Arcadis / CBRE Developer:  Great Portland Estates

Brief Consultant:

 Gehry Partners (fit out only)   Agents: Colliers / Knight Frank / Cushman & Wakefield 

Architect: 

 Make Architects     
 

SOUTH OF ENGLAND & SOUTH WALES

   

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 Two Central Square, Cardiff                                   

Two Central Square in Cardiff, home to law firm Hugh James, was awarded the Corporate Workplace Award for its impressive and unique space which takes into consideration employee wellbeing and enables collaboration through the inclusion of communal areas.

                         
 PROJECT DETAILS      
       

Client:

 Hugh James Interior Designer: Harmsen Tilney Shane
Owner:           

 

 Credit Suisse

M&E Engineer:

 Arup             
Project Manager:         

Hugh James   

Structural Engineer:                  Arup               
Quantity Surveyor:            

ChandlerKBS

 Contractor:                 ISG           

Brief Consultants:

 Foster + Partners / Harmsen Tilney Shane Investment / Property Co:  Rightacres Property Co.

Architect

 Foster + Partners  Developer: Rightacres Property Co.

 

 Agent:  Cushman & Wakefield 
 

SCOTLAND

   

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 16 Church Street, Dumbarton                                   

16 Church Street was awarded both 'Best Corporate Workplace' and the coveted Innovation Award. The judges felt the project tells a compelling story of regeneration, bringing dignity and purpose to an old-fashioned, previously decaying building. The new home of West Dunbartonshire Council has brought the company’s 500 employees closer together over three floors centred around a single atrium, which acts as the social heart of the office. The open atrium makes the most of the natural light and has been designed to cater a range of working styles. The judges were also impressed with the impact 16 Church Street has had on its community as the design decided not to install a staff canteen, in order to encourage employees to support local shops and cafes.

                         
 PROJECT DETAILS      
       

Client:

 West Dunbartonshire Council Interior Designer: Keppie Design
Owner:           

 

 West Dunbartonshire Council

M&E Engineer:

 Rybka             
Occupier:         

West Dunbartonshire Council   

Structural Engineer:                  Curtins              
Project Manager:            

HubWest Scotland

 Contractor:                 Lendlease           

Quantity Surveyor:

 Doig + Smith

Architect:

 Keppie Design 

NORTH

   

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 Janet Nash House, Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Durham                                   

Durham’s Janet Nash House took home two awards last night, winning both Best Corporate Workplace and the Innovation Award. The judges were impressed by the range and contrast of spaces, specifically designed to suit the needs of each employee. The BCO panel agreed wellbeing had been firmly planted at the root of the design, with enhanced amenities including a café and gymnasium available to all employees. The judges agreed the emphasis on bringing the outside world in had a dramatic effect on the space, with sheltered outdoor seating areas and a carefully curated planting strategy

                         
 PROJECT DETAILS      
       

Client:

 City Electrical Factors Interior Designer: FaulknerBrowns
Owner:           

 

 City Electrical Factors

M&E Engineer:

 Desco          
Occupier:         

City Electrical Factors 

Structural Engineer:                  Curtins              
Project Manager:            

Property Consult

 Contractor:                 Sir Robert McAlpine           

Quantity Surveyor:

 Gleeds

Architect:

 FaulknerBrowns