CITU HEADQUARTERS
Leeds | Yorkshire

CITU engaged FCA to design proposals for their new commercial premises on the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire. Part of a wider masterplan, the scheme is built with component parts by their own factory. In turn, the output from the factory will be used to build low energy housing adjacent to the site. 

The proposal combines a timber and polycarbonate feature cladding within a traditional commercial form. The premises is split into two distinct zones. The larger factory space is housed within the rodeca clad structure. A central ‘street’ corridor creates a place of meeting and conversation; a mediatory zone between the factory and offices. This area is clad in a vertical natural timber where double height spaces are expressed within the external form. A picture window opening with CITU branding creates a bold entrance to the facility.