Grosvenor scheme adjudged best of the best at BCO awards

A development in London by the Duke of Westminsters property company, Grosvenor, was voted the best office building in Britain last night. 40 Grosvenor Place (pictured), the 19,973 sq m (215 000 sq ft) development occupied by US energy giant Enron, won the “best of the best” prize in the British Council for Offices awards, which are supported by Estates Gazette. Over 700 attended the inaugural awards dinner in London at which 21 prizes were presented to the development and design teams. The awards, which are made at both regional and national level, are divided into four categories: Corporate, Commercial, Refurbishment, and Fit-out. The National Winners were: Corporate: Citygroup Centre, Canary Wharf, designed by Foster & Partners Commercial: 40 Grosvenor Place, designed by HOK International for Grosvenor and its JV partner Mountcity Investments Refurbishment: Central Square Newcastle, designed by Carey Jones Architects for developer Parabola Estates Fit-out: St Magnus House, Aberdeen by architect Barr Gazetas for Enterprise Oil Details of the schemes along with the regional winners and commendations are published tomorrow in a supplement to Estates Gazette. The regional winners and commendations were as follows: Scotland Regional Awards Commercial Workplace: 23 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh Refurbished Workplace: Scottish & Newcastle Group HQ, Edinburgh Fit-out of Workplace: St Magnus House, Aberdeen   The North of England/Northern Ireland Regional Awards Commercial Workplace: Prince’s Exchange, Aire St, Leeds Refurbished Workplace: Central Square, Newcastle   The Midlands Regional Awards Corporate Workplace: Arup Campus, Blythe Valley Park, Solihull Refurbished Workplace: Capital One UK operations centre, Trent House, Nottingham Fit-out of Workplace: Andersen, Four Brindleyplace, Birmingham    The South and East of England Regional Awards Corporate Workplace Citigroup Centre, Canary Wharf, London Commercial Workplace: 40 Grosvenor Place, London SW1 Fit-out of Workplace: Imagine & Evolution, Cannon St, London EC4 Refurbished Workplace: Lacon House, Theobalds Road, London WC1   The South West and Wales Regional Awards Corporate Workplace: Bristol & West HQ, One Temple Quay, Bristol   Commendations Corporate Workplace, The Midlands Region: Riverside Park, Stoke-on-Trent: Corporate Workplace, The South and East of England Region: Sun Microsystems TVCP, Farnborough and Toyota GB plc UK HQ, Burgh Heath   Special Award For its Workstyle 2000 programme: BT EGi News 19/10/01