We’ve been involved in office fitouts in Coventry since 2003, learning how to work with a city that has seen regeneration on an industrial scale since the war, and more recently how to work with some of the most advanced automotive technology on the planet. Converted factories in Far Gosford Street for creative agencies, modern office parks in Ansty for international manufacturing operations, and university spin-offs near Warwick Technology Park that need office space that is just as dynamic as the research itself.
Coventry is a city that doesn’t quite fit into a box. City of Culture 2021 has seen the city centre transformed, but step beyond the ring road and you’ll find one of the largest clusters of automotive manufacturing operations in the country. Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin, and many of the highly precise engineering companies that support them – companies that need office space that matches the complexity of industrial operations, not just the grandeur of reception areas.
The thing about Coventry is that it is a city of resilience. From the post-war reconstruction of a city that had been systematically bombed out of existence, to the transformation of a city that saw the decline of automotive manufacturing and has re-emerged as a genuinely innovative hub. This is a city of people who value substance over presentation – office space that is useful, rather than space that looks good for LinkedIn. This is the context for how we work on office projects throughout the city, from the converted historic buildings of the Cathedral Quarter to the modern office parks of the A45 corridor.
