Springboard Centre
Award-winning 13,500 sq ft ‘incubator’ managed offices and facilities to encourage knowledge-based start-up businesses in Stokesley, North Yorkshire.
Two storeys of flexible office units surround a central double-height atrium communal space. Support facilities include training, management, IT and reception are also provided. The internal layout promotes sociability, a sense of community and the cross-fertilisation of ideas. The layout is easily adaptable to suit various unit sizes.
“I am very interested in the architecture of this building and how it deals with energy efficiently. The atmosphere in here is wonderful and conducive to the activities it contains. Everyone I have spoken to enjoys working here.”
- HRH Prince Andrew Duke of York
CLIENT
Hambleton District Council
COST
£2m
STATUS
Opened May 2006 by HRH Prince Andrew Duke of York
TEAM
Benedetti Architects
McDowell+Benedetti (to July 2016)
Adams Kara Taylor
BDSP Partnership
Jackson Coles
Gillespies
Andrew Knight (public art consultant)
Kathryn Hodgkinson (artist)
AWARDS
RIBA ‘05 White Rose Sustainability
RTPI Regional Innovation and Sustainability
The Journal Landmark Environmental
RICS Pro Yorkshire Design & Innovation
PUBLISHED
Architects' Journal
Building Design
Building
On Office
Abitare
Perspective (Hong Kong)
Mix Future Interiors
regional papers