Cube office for Corby Council

Galliford Try has been awarded the £25.5M contract to build the ‘Corby Cube’, a six-floor civic building which will include council offices, an auditorium, a library, restaurant and terraced roof garden.

The steel framed and glass clad structure will be a landmark for the town’s redevelopment and the choice of materials and the building’s shape reflect Corby’s steel-making heritage.

Architect for the project, Hawkins/ Brown, said the building will be predominantly naturally ventilated using exposed thermal mass for night time cooling, and aims to meet a BREEAM rating of Excellent.

Work on the project begins this month and completion is due by the middle of 2009.