Client Brent Council Location London, UK Brent Civic Centre Size / Cost 40,000 sqm NIA / £90 Million Team Architecture - Hopkins PROJECT PROFILE Structures - URS Corporation MEP - URS Corporation Cost - Turner & Townsend PM - Turner & Townsend Contractor - Skanska Awards BCO Corporate Workplace Award, London & South east RIBA Regional Award RIBA National Award SCALA Civic Building of the Year RICS London Award Design through innovation Civic Trust Award London Building Excellence Best Public Service Building onsarc were appointed as joint lead developed from an awareness of and Client and Architectural Advisors response to the sensitivity of customer Cto the London Borough of Brent on interfaces and the diversity of people the development of their new Civic Centre, and issues that come under the remit of catalyst of the regenerated Wembley customer care in the public sector. Masterplan. The new building needed to accommodate up to 3,000 employees from across the Borough into a single fully “All Consarc’s work led to accessible Civic Hub. We were involved our affordability argument, on the project from the strategic definition without which the project phase, continuing to work client side up would have been impossible” until the early construction stages. Initially Anna Woda, Project Director, Brent Council appointed to produce a comprehensive brief for their new Civic Centre and a feasibility study for the Brent Town Hall The concepts of a hierarchical zoning site, the role evolved to key advisor to for primary, secondary and tertiary the project board and leaders of the service enquiries were explored with Council. This included strategic advice adjacency diagrams and sketch plans. on procurement, assistance in tender The implementation of security and staff evaluation, lead consultancy and co- welfare were also critical considerations. ordination services as well as architectural Consarc engaged on the future of consultancy services and site analysis. customer services recognising that the interface with many of the Boroughs Vision & Added Value residents would rely less on face-to- Workplace Consultancy The vision for the complex Civic Centre face enquiry. To assist the council to brief was that of a new typology of civic complete a strategic accommodation Architectural Consultancy building, combining flagship public plan, Consarc’s director carried out tours, Client Technical Advisory services including Registry, Wedding presented sketch layouts and chaired Brief Writing Suite, Central Library, Council Services extensive interviews with service heads Centre, Training Suite, Council Chamber, to describe the best opportunity for ADVISORY Community spaces and a consolidation coordinating front and back of house of administrative workspaces. The brief facilities. 1 Canal Side Studios, 8-14 St Pancras Way, London NW1 0QG | T +44 (0) 207387 5060 | www.consarc.co.uk.