Clarke Willmott assembled in new Bristol home

By Nicky Godding

9 February 2024

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Assembly A Bristol, Clarke Willmott

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is the latest professional firm to decamp from outdated office space into Grade A office space in Bristol.

The firm’s 300-plus Bristol employees are moving from Georges Square in Bath Street to the Assembly Building C on Cheese Lane.

Clarke Willmott has taken occupation of the top two floors – 15,624 sq ft in total - of the new 11-storey grade A space, which occupies a prime location on Bristol’s Floating Harbour, in the Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.

The new office is designed for hybrid working and accommodates both remote and in-person working. It features more collaboration spaces, including a relaxed client suite and a colleague business lounge, a communal kitchen area, quiet zones and meeting rooms.

The building has been given an energy efficiency rating of A.

The electricity supply is 100 per cent renewable, thanks to Bristol Heat Network, an innovative underground network which reduces carbon emissions by delivering low-carbon heat and energy throughout the city.

Peter Swinburn, CEO of Clarke Willmott, said: “We now have a space that offers the very best experience for clients and colleagues at a scale that supports our successful blend of in-person and remote working.

“It’s a tremendously exciting time for Clarke Willmott. Last year we opened a new purpose-built office in Birmingham, as well as unveiling a major refurbishment of our Taunton office, and later this year we will also be opening a new Cardiff office in Callaghan Square.

“As the firm marks its 135th anniversary, our new Bristol home is a true reflection of our commitment to honouring the past while building for the future.”

Assembly Building C is being developed by AXA IM Alts’ real estate platform, alongside Bell Hammer as the development partner. The construction company on the project was PCE Ltd. and the fit-out was carried out by Alteriors Design & Build Ltd. and Estilo Interiors.

By Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.