City Hall | |
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General information | |
Type | City Hall |
Town or city | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 54°54′28″N1°23′10″W / 54.907878°N 1.386170°W |
Construction started | 2019 |
Completed | September 2021 |
Cost | £42 Million |
Owner | Sunderland City Council |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | FaulknerBrowns Architects |
Engineer | Cundall |
City Hall is a municipal building in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the Vaux Site, adjacent to Keel Square, [1] and was opened in November 2021. [2] It is the headquarters of Sunderland City Council.
The new building was commissioned to replace the old Sunderland Civic Centre which had been the home of the council since 1970. [3] The council estimated that it would cost £5 million to refurbish the old civic centre and therefore decided to procure a new structure instead. [4]
Construction of the new glass and steel structure started in November 2019. [5] It was designed by FaulknerBrowns and built by Bowmer + Kirkland at a cost of £42 million. [6] [7] The development was financed by Legal & General as part of a larger programme of investment in the city totalling £100 million. [8] [9] The design includes two office blocks, one of five storeys and the other of six storeys, connected by a glass atrium, facing onto St Mary's Way. [10] The total area covered by the building is 190,000 square feet (18,000 m2). [11] The contractual arrangements envisaged some areas being made available to accommodate the housing provider, Gentoo, and the Department for Work and Pensions as well as Sunderland City Council. [12]
Progress was delayed by two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic but recommenced in May 2020. [13] However, the topping out of the building was completed by civic leaders in August 2020, [14] and it opened to the public on 29 November 2021. [2]
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