Multi-award winning architectural practice Chapman Taylor has moved its Bristol design studio into new premises at Colston Tower as a result of the company’s rapid growth.
Property consultancy JLL secured new premises for Chapman Taylor, which masterplanned Bristol’s Cabot Circus retail scheme, in the iconic landmark building, pictured, which enables the company to remain in the heart of the city and will accommodate up to 25 architects.
The office was set up in January 2012 to create new opportunities for the practice in the South West. 
Chapman Taylor Bristol director Nick Thursby said: “The new ‘tower studio’ will allow the office to double in size over the coming years whilst maintaining its welcoming, productive and imaginative nature.”
JLL Bristol associate director Hannah Waterhouse said: “We were delighted to be appointed by Chapman Taylor and pleased to secure offices which met their expectations in what is very much a landlord-driven market with little supply of office space.”
JLL acted for Chapman Taylor. Resolution Property owns Colston Tower and is advised by Savills.
Resolution Property, the pan-European real estate investor acquired Colston Tower last year. Resolution’s plan for the building includes refurbishment and branding to reposition it within Bristol’s burgeoning creative and digital market. Colston Tower has around 21,500 sq ft of retail on the ground floor and podium levels, with 67,500 sq ft of offices on the 13 upper floors.
Chapman Taylor is a multi-award winning international practice of architects, masterplanners and interior designers. It is a world-leader in the design of retail and large scale mixed-use schemes, including London’s Brent Cross shopping centre and the Trinity retail scheme in Leeds. Operating from 19 regional design studios across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Central & South America, it has created and delivered many world-leading architectural projects across 80 countries. It has won more than 200 architectural awards globally.
