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The business space that's not all it seams.

By: Series: Estates Gazette ; 22 October 2005, 68-71(4)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Occupiers are moving away from costly bespoke commercial space development towards ready-made speculative buildings which have built-in flexibility at no extra cost, allowing the accommodation of more staff or tenants over time. Looks at baggy buildings with future-proofed designs offering 60-year lifespans. Discusses the work of developers Akeler and architects Sheppard Robson and Swanke Hayden Connell.

Occupiers are moving away from costly bespoke commercial space development towards ready-made speculative buildings which have built-in flexibility at no extra cost, allowing the accommodation of more staff or tenants over time. Looks at baggy buildings with future-proofed designs offering 60-year lifespans. Discusses the work of developers Akeler and architects Sheppard Robson and Swanke Hayden Connell.