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powell dobson architects Charterhouse, Links Business Park, Fortran Road, Cardiff CF3 0LT • T +44 (0)29 20799699 • [email protected] Corporate Headquarter Office Accommodation Caerphilly County Borough Council This 12,900 m 2 landmark building for Caerphilly County Borough Council in Ystrad Mynach is a key development in the provision of improved Local Authority facilities in, and regeneration within, the Borough. The new offices which started on site in April 2006 have office space as uncluttered as possible by partitions, allowing maximum flexibility and removing ‘ownership’ of rooms by departments thereby providing shared ownership. The design concept provides wings of open plan office space wrapped around a central full height atrium which contains a standalone oval core housing all the communal facilities. The development has the largest ground source heating bore-hole installation in the UK and has a BREEAM rating of “Excellent.” This is symbolic of the Local Authority’s commitment to sustainable development within the Borough and will centralize many of the Council services from ageing building stock into a single building. Redundant sites will then be released for further development which includes a new Community Hospital.

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Page 1: Corporate Headquarter Office Accommodation · Charterhouse, Links Business Park, Fortran Road, Cardiff CF3 0LT • T +44 (0)29 20799699 • cardiff@powelldobson.com Corporate Headquarter

powell dobson architects

Charterhouse, Links Business Park, Fortran Road, Cardiff CF3 0LT • T +44 (0)29 20799699 • [email protected]

Corporate Headquarter Office AccommodationCaerphilly County Borough Council

This 12,900 m2 landmark building for Caerphilly County Borough Council in Ystrad Mynach is a key development in the provision of improved Local Authority facilities in, and regeneration within, the Borough.

The new offices which started on site in April 2006 have office space as uncluttered as possible by partitions, allowing maximum flexibility and removing ‘ownership’ of rooms by departments thereby providing shared ownership.

The design concept provides wings of open plan office space wrapped around a central full height atrium which

contains a standalone oval core housing all the communal facilities.

The development has the largest ground source heating bore-hole installation in the UK and has a BREEAM rating of “Excellent.” This is symbolic of the Local Authority’s commitment to sustainable development within the Borough and will centralize many of the Council services from ageing building stock into a single building. Redundant sites will then be released for further development which includes a new Community Hospital.