“The architectural approach to the new Town Hall, its façades and use of materials follows the spirit and architectural lineage of the early modernist buildings that define Crawley’s New Town character” – Masterplanner & Architect, Cartwright Pickard.

The new 9-storey building includes a new Civic Chamber, with 5 floors of flexible commercial office space above. Crawley Civic Office is part of a masterplan and regeneration strategy which will transform Crawley Town Centre and includes a new public square, 182 new homes and a district energy centre. Find out more.

GRC is used to express the structural frame, against the Mechslip brick infill panels. The façades were designed with a collaborative REVIT model (see carousel below), uploaded weekly for clash detection, enabling coordination of SFS, pre-tensioned slab, fire compartmentation, product selection, detail coordination with the glazing contractor, GRC details and scheduling of material to finished lengths, reducing site cuts.

The ratio of glazing to brick slip infill in the façade has been designed at 45% for occupant comfort and wellbeing, optimising daylight and views out while avoiding overheating and glare in summer and excessive heat loss in winter. The low-energy building has a target BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’ to achieve large savings on the Council’s running costs going forward. A2O’s thermal analysis enabled optimal insulation and U-values around complex construction detailing.