An architecture firm redesigning a seven-storey office building in Bristol city centre is moving into the property permanently.
AWW has taken studio space in the Pivot + Mark building on Baldwin Street in the city centre.
The property is being completely refurbished to create a 30,870 sq ft of Grade A office, with work expected to be finished in the final quarter of 2020.
AWW has taken 6,407 sq ft on the second floor of the building, which has a collaborative work lounge, informal meeting space and coffee bar.
The property, owned by CBRE Global Investors, also has 70 new cycle spaces and lockers, eight showers and a dedicated drying room.
Mark Alker-Stone, practice director at AWW, said: “We are delighted to have secured our new studio space in the heart of Bristol at Pivot + Mark.
“We are immensely proud to occupy space within this newly refurbished office building that our architects and interior design team have delivered.”
Property consultancy Knight Frank advised landlord CBRE Global Investors in the transaction, while AWW was represented by Carter Jonas.
Andy Smith, partner at Knight Frank in Bristol, said: “AWW’s decision to take space in the building is a clear demonstration of the company’s commitment to what it has designed and is delivering at Pivot + Mark.”
Andrew Hardwick, partner at Carter Jonas, which acquired the space for AWW, added: “AWW made a detailed assessment of the market and identified that a building the practice knew well actually provided the solution to the property requirement.
“That knowledge of Pivot + Mark, combined with trust in the landlord’s team, enabled the transaction to be shaped in the most challenging possible period of lockdown."
Asset management company V7 advised CBRE Global Investors in the decision to buy Pivot + Mark on Baldwin Street in 2019.
