Style council

摘要

Offices Ealing borough council wanted to migrate 2,500 staff from an archipelago of offices into its headquarters, and turn that into a sexy, sustainable civic centre for the good burghers of west London. Sonia Soltani reports on how it did the job, with a little help from Pringle Brandon. Two years ago, the London Borough of Ealing in west London decided to give itself an office space that would help it to boost its efficiency. About 2,500 members of staff from nine offices were to be collected into one building. But not just any old building. The council wanted to move away from the traditional local authority image - at best dated, at worst archaic - and give the impression of being a design-savvy client.