Elliott Wood’s The Building Society

A like-minded community

Elliott Wood were previously split between two offices and wanted to bring all of their teams under one roof to spark innovation and knowledge sharing. Instead of relocating to a single-tenant space, Elliott Wood conceived The Building Society – a communal workspace for construction professionals and a melting pot of knowledge from a range of disciplines that each member could tap into. The Building Society is underpinned by the fundamental principles of a coworking space, with Elliott Wood subletting the surplus space to like-minded businesses in the built environment sector.

We collaborated with architects Squire & Partners to realise the project, taking their design intent, and producing a scheme with their conceived aesthetic alongside budgets and timeframes to meet our client’s brief.

Multi-functional workspace

Varied workspaces give employees freedom of choice and support agile work practices, with the blend of social, collaborative, and focused work settings also enabling a hybrid working model. The dynamic design includes formal and informal meeting areas, mock-shop spaces, phone booths, traditional desks, and multi-purpose welfare and event spaces. All members of The Building Society are encouraged to use the large, communal event space – a retreat area by day, and a lecture or party space by night. With the addition of cycle parking, showers and changing rooms, this community have all the amenities they need to thrive.

‘Engineering a better society’

Ethical construction is in intrinsic to Elliott Wood’s values, and their workplace is no different. We used local contractors and procured responsibly manufactured materials to minimise carbon emissions and help our client to achieve their environmental goals. An eye-catching display of hanging plants signals to members and visitors that sustainability plays a key role in this workplace.

The Building Society is not only a place for Elliott Wood and their industry peers to call home, it is a ‘place to engineer a better society’ by elevating industry knowledge and combining technical and creative excellence.