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Bouygues UK, one of the country’s leading construction companies, has completed construction of Cambridge’s biggest office complex: a new international headquarters for Cambridge Assessment, known as The Triangle.

Covering 360,000 sq ft (NIA) the new, five-storey office building and 39-metre tower have transformed a brownfield site previously occupied by Cambridge University Press. The new building is set around a courtyard and includes extensive green spaces, with three podium gardens.

Fabienne Viala, Chairman of Bouygues UK, said:
“With a number of projects now underway in Cambridge, completing this flagship office development for Cambridge Assessment is a key milestone for us and we look forward to this high-quality building being fully occupied by the end of the summer. Designed by Eric Parry Architects to be contemporary but with sensitivity to the neighbouring conservation area and surrounding buildings, The Triangle, with its striking tower, has created a new landmark when approaching Cambridge from the South. With public art by Vong Phaophanit and Claire Oboussier for the entrance and the tower, The Triangle will be a truly inspirational workplace and it is exciting to have brought these ambitious plans to life.”

Eric Parry, Director of Eric Parry Architects said:
“Cambridge Assessment is one of the world’s most-respected education institutions. Our new headquarters, The Triangle Building, provides an inspiring, stimulating and uplifting workspace in surroundings that are commensurate with the international stature and ambition of the organisation.

“The Triangle Building is a major new academic building in a town renowned throughout the world for its architecture of education and learning. Our design draws on the atmosphere of Cambridge colleges, blending their mix of materials and focus on landscaped exterior spaces with an institutional modernity appropriate to a company headquarters on this scale.”

The Triangle, the new international headquarters for Cambridge Assessment. Images (c) Raftery + Lowe

Notes to Editors:

About Bouygues UK

• Bouygues UK is one of the country’s leading construction companies.
• It focuses on sectors where it can add value through the technical expertise, skills and experience of Bouygues UK and the wider global Bouygues Group. These include residential (including social housing, the private rented sector, private for sale homes, mixed-use, care homes and student accommodation); and education (ranging from nursery schools through to higher education) as well as technically complex projects across sectors where the company’s expertise can be maximised.
• UK provides intelligent management throughout the entire life-cycle of each project, delivering efficiently and to an excellent standard.
• Bouygues UK combines a local focus with international strength and expertise: the company is wholly owned by Bouygues Bâtiment International, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, a global player in construction and services.

Press contacts

• Sara Champness Tel: 020 7401 0035 mail: sara.champness@bouygues-uk.com
• Henry Columbine Tel: 020 3757 6890 mail: bouygues-uk@redleafpr.com