BUILDING PROJECTS


UK HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE TAUNTON


All hands on deck


The UK’s official agency for shipping and Royal Navy data has a new headquarters in Somerset, designed to push collaboration to the fore, in an open and fluid structure enhanced by timber throughout. Jack Wooler reports on how the AHR-designed project helps workers engage in a ‘one team culture’


completion, as what’s claimed to be a unique timber-enhanced construction that provides an inspiring workspace for one of the world’s leading marine geospatial information agencies. The 11,000 m2


B building was created to


deliver a specific vision of openness and movement, both in terms of its architecture and its functionality for its users. This has been realised as an open plan, collaborative environment, with key emphasis placed on


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ased in Taunton, Somerset, the new headquarters for the UK Hydrographic office has reached


increasing the ability of the staff to work together and choose how they do so, all within a healthy environment that heightens productivity. At three storeys tall, the building includes a range of amenities, including high specification office space, a staff restaurant, a gym, and meeting facilities for the Government agency.


A collaborative relationship The UKHO wanted to replace its former buildings in Taunton, which were inefficient and expensive to maintain. As such, the


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