Springboard Business Centre by McDowell + Benedetti
McDowell + Benedetti's The Springboard Business Centre presents a new typology for the workspace, responding to a growing demand in the UK for small, flexible and sociable managed workspaces.
Designed specifically for start-up businesses, The Springboard Centre, which was officially opened this summer by HRH Duke of York, provides subsidized offices, communal spaces and training facilities in a new 13,500 sqft "incubator" building located in an industrial park in Stokesley, North Yorkshire.
The building has been funded by Yorkshire Forward, European Regional Development Fund and Hambleton District Council with the intention to foster new businesses and boost entrepreneurship in the region.
The building is curvilinear in contrast to the prosaic rectangular forms of a typical industrial park, with a distinctive aluminium mesh louvered screen façade and a striking white floating atrium roof, creating a strong visual identity for the new centre.
The winning entry of an international RIBA competition, the design is innovative and highly sustainable in both servicing and construction.
The client wanted a landmark building to attract and promote young innovative new businesses.
The winning design so captured their imagination, they raised additional funds to deliver the scheme without compromise.
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