71643 SOM088

Administrative Centre for Sun Life Assurance Society

Design/Completion 1991/1996 Bristol, Avon, England Sun Life Assurance Society PLC 550,000 square feet Concrete frame

Brick, reconstituted stone panel, glass błock, metal panel

Situated adjacent to Parkway Railway Station approximately 20 miles from central Bristol, the site consists of three separate tracts of land, two of which are developed during Phase I, with the third to be activated during Phase II.

The project comprises about 550,000 square feet of space in two phases of 400,000 square feet and 150,000 square feet. Phase I operates as a new administrative center for the Sun Life Assurance Society. The company, which currently owns several leases in central Bristol, plans to relocate 2,400 employees to this location. Phase II is planned for futurę expansion and a maximum occupancy of 3,300.

Facilities within the complex include staff training centers, management suites, staff restaurant, retail facilities, and a sports center, as well as generał office space. Ali functions within the building revolve around the internal “street” which links programmatic components and provides semi-public meeting places for building occupants.

1    Computer rendering of the internal Street

2    Aerial view of model—night

3    Aerial view of model—day

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