Grafton House
Design
The building is constructed with an in situ cast post tensioned concrete frame sits on top of piled foundations with Precast brickwork spandrels and columns frame openings. The exterior walls are aluminium curtain walling, with timber windows, external rendering, timber and rain screen cladding. The building can hold 500 people and makes the most of a small site. There is car parking to the rear of the building and there is also a multi-storey car park (shared with Endeavour House) with access from Constantine Road.
The buildings design is very urban and has a very simple floor plan. The building is split into 3, each linked with a small glass corridor to break up the long narrow floor plan. The construction also kept the existing trees along Russell Road and added a modern sculpture next to the entrance to add an urban feel.
References
- ^ "our Ipswich office". Smart Energy. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Ipswich: Cool Beanz coffee shop at Grafton House is keeping things local". eadt.
- ^ "IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS". Architecture.com.
- ^ "Access to Endeavour House" (PDF). Suffolk.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Ipswich Borough Council Offices – Grafton Road". RG Carter.
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