Competition to Design a New Office Building in Preston

The RIBA Competitions Office has been appointed to run a new open design competition on behalf of a private client for the design of a new office building, to be built on a prominent location close to Preston City Centre.

This is a unique opportunity as the client has high aspirations for an exceptional building that will have a strong visual presence in a prominent location at the entrance to a major business park. The building must provide modern, flexible accommodation - a high quality office environment for many years to come. The competition brief is not prescriptive about the interior layout of the building - competitors will be asked to think about the creation of an attractive and efficient working environment, a building that is attractive and welcoming, designed with quality materials, and with flexibility to accommodate changes in terms of use and configuration.

The building should provide 40,000 sq ft (gross) of accommodation on up to four storeys. The anticipated budget if £150/sq ft, which is considerably higher than the normal figure for a typical commercial building in the Preston area.

http://www.ribacompetitions.com/