A bright open office space with soft seating in various colours arranged near full height windows. A bar height counter with stools sits in the centre of the room with a wall of lockers behind it. One person stands at the counter and another walks across the space. The ceiling features exposed black panels and linear lighting. A glass meeting room is visible on the right. A modern workplace tea point with a long wooden counter and a row of yellow bar stools facing a dark kitchen backdrop. Round pendant lights hang above the counter. In the foreground, modular blue seating surrounds a central planter filled with greenery, alongside small black tables and chairs. Full height windows line the left side, looking out onto trees, while the ceiling features exposed services and suspended acoustic panels. A terrace with round café tables and light chairs arranged along a glass balustrade. The space is partially shaded by a series of horizontal louvres overhead, which cast linear shadows across the floor. Floor to ceiling glazing runs along the right side of the terrace, reflecting the outdoor space. Beyond the terrace, trees and open landscape are visible. Two people stand near the far end of the terrace. A bright open office area with soft seating in neutral and warm tones arranged near full height windows. Beyond the seating, rows of desks and task chairs fill the main workspace, separated by glass partitions. The ceiling features exposed black services with linear lighting and suspended acoustic panels. A tall plant sits beside a structural column, and a curved counter is partially visible on the left. A small meeting room with an oval table surrounded by six upholstered swivel chairs. A large wall‑mounted screen and soundbar sit on a ribbed white feature wall, with an orange accent wall to the right. Suspended acoustic baffles run across the ceiling with linear lights fitted between them. A full height glass wall on the left looks out into an open workspace with a counter and stools visible in the background. A modern meeting room with a large rectangular table surrounded by upholstered swivel chairs. Two large wall‑mounted screens sit on opposite walls above built‑in black cabinetry. Suspended acoustic panels and linear lighting are arranged across the ceiling. A second table with matching chairs is visible in the background near full height windows that look out onto trees. A spacious workplace dining area with rows of white tables and black chairs arranged across the room. On the left, a dark green wall houses vending machines and a small counter where two people stand. In the centre, a rectangular island with plants provides a focal point. Several people are gathered near the food service area at the back. The ceiling features exposed services painted black with long linear lights suspended throughout. Large windows on the right bring in natural light and views of trees outside.
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Engineering a space for growth in Bristol

EDF’s new office at 1000 Aztec West, the region’s first net zero carbon out of town building, gives the team a place that feels social, easy to use while supporting their engineering programmes.

Project partners

  • Gooding Property Consultants
  • Structural Solutions
  • Teckserv
  • R360
  • RPG Investment Management

Key features

  • Campus style layout with flexible furniture
  • Expanded social and dining areas
  • Strong focus on wellbeing and movement
  • Spaces designed to support cultural change

EDF, Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity were relocating to 1000 Aztec West with the idea to fully reimagine the way they worked. Their old office felt closed off, with little mixing across teams, so the new space had to be social, easy to use and make people want to be there.

Movement and choice on every floor

The design centres on choice, connection and movement to create a space that supports growth, brings business units closer together and helps people feel connected. The ground floor sets the tone for the whole building, with a welcoming reception leading onto a café and dining area, gym and shower facilities, a wellbeing room and an outdoor space. The prominent dining space has become a social anchor for the building, bringing all of the building together for lunch and informal meetings.

The first and second floors feature open plan spaces with sit stand desks, booths in different sizes, collaboration areas with built in technology, a boardroom and tea points. By keeping formal meeting rooms to a minimum and working with flexible furniture, we created a campus style feel that supports spontaneous sessions and helps sell the business to the next generation.

Drawing from EDF’s engineering roots, the aesthetics mix exposed concrete and stripped back details with shapes inspired by atomic energy and science. Brighter tones in furniture and shared areas bring life to the industrial shell, softened by warm colours that help people feel comfortable and ready to do their best work.

A standout South West space

The completed fit out gives EDF’s people a space that’s simple to navigate, gives them a choice in how they work and brings them closer to their colleagues. With technology enabled collaboration zones and aesthetics inspired by EDF’s engineering roots, the office not only meets the practical needs of their engineering teams but also delivers a wow factor that helps attract and retain talent.

  • Bristol
  • 78,000 sq ft
  • 22 weeks

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