The Co-operative Group HQ, One Angel Square, Manchester

The Co-operative Group’s new building is one of the most iconic on the Manchester skyline. S I Sealy was engaged to provide the detailed design of the new building in Manchester for The Co-operative Group.

The building provides over 320,000sqft of Category A open plan office space. The building is fully BCO compliant and is highly flexible with particular regard to the adaptability and ease of subletting.

Each floor comprises of three 10,000sqft wings. Each wing can be further subdivided into three lateral spaces of just 3,333sqft in each. The building also includes a large number of research and development catering kitchens, a large restaurant, gymnasium, foyer and a large 250 seat auditorium.

Good buildings aspire to have a carbon footprint of between 20 and 25kgCO2/m2/per annum. This building has a carbon footprint of -75kgCO2/m2/per annum. The building has achieved BREEAM “Outstanding”, with the highest BREEAM assessment of any building in Europe.

Our services included 3D modelling, together with complex building energy modelling and dynamic simulation to calculate and assess the building’s energy consumption and potential EPC and DEC ratings.

Awards

2013 RICS Awards – Design & Innovation (Winner)
2013 RICS Awards – Overall Project of the Year (Winner)
2013 RIBA Awards – North West Region (Shortlisted)
2013 BCO Awards – North West Region (Joint Winner)
2013 BCO Awards – Corporate Workplace (Winner)
2013 Manchester Society of Architects Awards (Winner)