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Endeavour House
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Endeavour House
Alternative names Suffolk County Council Headquarters
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice/Government
Architectural style Contemporary modern/High-tech architecture
Address8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX [1]
Town or city Ipswich
Country England
Coordinates 52°03′15″N1°08′36″E / 52.054045°N 1.143447°E / 52.054045; 1.143447
Current tenants Suffolk County Council and Concertus Design and Property Consultants
Construction started2001
Completed2003
Opened2003
Cost£28 million
Client Suffolk County Council
Owner Suffolk County Council
Technical details
Floor count5
Floor area11,000 m2
Lifts/elevators5
Design and construction
Architecture firmTTSP Architects
Other designersM&S contractors
Main contractor Bovis Lend Lease
Awards and prizesDistinction/Ipswich society award, Commendation/Civic Trust award
Other information
ParkingUnderground
Website
http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/
References
[2] [3]

Endeavour House is a municipal building in Russell Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is the meeting place and offices of Suffolk County Council. The Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council also use the building for their offices and meeting place.

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History

The site was previously occupied by Russell House, which was once an Eastern Electricity Central Accounting Office but was demolished in 2001 to make way for the first stage of the Ipswich Village Development. [4]

Endeavour House was designed by TTSP architects and constructed by Bovis Lend Lease at a cost of £28 million between 2001 and 2003. [2] It was originally commissioned by TXU Corporation but, in November 2002, four months before the building was due to complete TXU Corporation went into administration. In 2003 Suffolk County Council, who had previously occupied the aging County Hall in Ipswich, were able to buy the 60% completed building for only £16 million. [5] The county council made some alterations, the main change being the conversion of an indoor garden into a 90 desk chamber for 125 councilors on the second floor. [2] However, in September 2016, 40% of the facilities were not being used. [6]

In late 2017 Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils relocated to Endeavour House to lower their costs. [7] East and West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Groups also moved into Endeavour house in October 2017. [8] [9]

Description

The building has 50,000 photovoltaic cells incorporated into the glass curtain walls, this being the largest installation of any office building in Europe. [3] At peak sunlight these cells provide 57% of the building's energy demand and also create a dark pattern on the glass. There are also rain collecting reservoirs underground which recycle the water and pump it around the building for use in toilets. [5] The building is designed to suit corporate businesses with glass curtain walls, cantilever walkways and offices with windows that look into the concourse, forming a major improvement on the working environment at the county council's former headquarters at the East Suffolk County Hall. [10]

The building is situated at 8 Russell Road, opposite Ipswich Borough Council's headquarters at Grafton House. Portman Road Stadium is situated behind the building. There is some limited surface car parking for permit holders but there is also a large multistorey car park shared with Ipswich Borough Council with access from Constantine Road. [11]

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