Accountancy group Forvis Mazars has become the latest professional services firm to relocate its Bristol base to one of the city’s latest flagship office schemes.
The firm has taken 7,800 sq ft of Grade A, flexible space across the entire eighth floor of Assembly Building C, pictured, on Cheese Lane, moving its team of 70-plus staff there from is previous office on Victoria St. 
Forvis Mazars joins national law firm Clarke Willmott, which occupies the top two floors – 15,624 sq ft in total – and Norwegian chip design firm Nordic Semiconductor, which has taken 7,800 sq ft across the entire ninth floor, in the building.
Others to have relocated their Bristol teams to the Assembly development include property agents Knight Frank in Building B; and 4,500 sq ft base, and BT, which took over Building A for its South West hub and now employs around 2,500 staff there.
The Assembly scheme, developed by AXA and Bell Hammer, is the latest in Bristol city centre to have a focus is on wellbeing.
Agents Savills describes it as “bringing together a state-of-the art workplace with flexible floorplates and an abundance of natural light set in a beautifully landscaped environment, with a waterside setting, thoughtful amenities – such as rooftop views and flexible event spaces designed to help those working in the buildings stay happy and healthy”.
It added: “Uniquely designed with a distinctive colour palette and contemporary aesthetic, Assembly is both a modern workplace setting and a major new public space for the city, creating a new community for both occupiers and the public with regular waterside events, natural landscaped public spaces and the waterside park and public art trail.”
AXA and Bell Hammer commissioned acclaimed artist Alex Chinneck for the public art trail and it now includes a number of his signature ‘twisted’ sculptures, including a red phone box and lamps.
The development has also enabled the re-opening of a historic walkway through the site, reconnecting Temple Meads with the city centre in this way for the first time in 50 years.
Savills director Chris Meredith said: “Assembly Bristol is setting the standard for a mixed-use regeneration scheme, offering flexible and smart workspace across three buildings, as well as cafés and public space.
“Incorporating the latest methods of construction and design, the buildings combine exceptional quality with excellent efficiency and impressive sustainability.
“It has been thoughtfully designed to deliver a thriving workplace with a focus on staff wellbeing, productivity and health.”
Savills is joint letting agent for Assembly Bristol with JLL. Forvis Mazars was represented by Cushman & Wakefield.
The site was previously occupied by insurance group Clerical Medical’s head office Temple Way House, which was demolished in 2008.
Forvis Mazars was formed last June by Mazars, the international audit, tax, and advisory firm operating in 100 countries worldwide, and FORVIS, a top-ranked US firm.
