ACE Midlands Office
ACE Midlands Office
As part of a revisioning of a number its buildings, the Arts Council England sought to update its Birmingham offices to fit new, more flexible and more public uses. Importantly, this interior work couldn’t compete with the heritage architecture of this listed former industrial building.
The design is clean and simple, in warm wood and white. A diversity of spaces have been designed, and unified through materiality and style: a soft cushioned compartment for intimate groupings; an open area for children or informal meetings; and a flexible space for dining, lectures or larger gatherings with tables that lift to lie flat against the walls.
To complement these more open and fluid spaces, formal meeting and lecture rooms are arranged off a ramped circulation spine, with acoustic separation provided by specialist glass to maintain visual continuity.
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