Bristol, UK

EQ

Aukett Swanke’s 200,000sqft EQ development for CEG in the heart of Bristol City Centre completed earlier this year. When it started on site it was the largest speculative office development in the south of England at the time, and at completion was nearly fully let with record breaking rents. It was winner of the BCO Regional Award for Best Commercial Workplace in May 2024

Project Details

Location UK
Type New build
Area 18,580m² 200,000ft²

Sector

Client CEG
Services Architecture

Collective Team

Luke Schuberth

Andrew Webster

Edmund McCartney

The name EQ is to reflect balance, integrating the practical demands of modern business and raising the bar in terms of quality, occupant wellbeing and sustainability.

The adaptable design aims to ensure that the building is ‘fit for life’, able to accommodate a number of requirements, fitouts and differing environmental solutions for changing market demands, and adaptable sub-divisible floorplates on every level capable of running completely separate environmental systems.

The base design has a BREEAM 'Outstanding' rating, a Platinum Wired score, an EPC A rating and will be WELL ready

The 200,000sqft building has 10% given to occupier amenities including a dedicated cycle ramp at the front door and more than 260 cycle spaces, which is in excess of industry standard, high quality changing and shower facilities, ground floor café kitchen, 50 seat auditorium, fitness suite, co-working areas, restaurant and business lounge, and rooftop bar with large south facing terrace.

EQ was also named ‘Development of the Year’ and winner in the highly competitive ‘Sustainable Project of the Year’ category at the Insider Property Awards South West in 2023

“EQ is a first class piece of architecture that we have enjoyed being involved in creating. It is testament to a client that has clear ambition and vision and a design team that has a strength in depth and a culture of pushing innovation.

It has been a joy to design EQ, to stretch the boundaries of office design with health and well-being and a sustainable ethos that is at the core. The building will increase the energy of the people within it, whilst reducing the energy required to run it.

We are delighted that it has now been realised and surpassed our expectations.”

Luke Schuberth, Managing Director – UK