Social impact developers Capital&Centric are working with Wigan Council to convert this former council office into new town centre workspaces to be dubbed ‘Civic’.
As well as office space, the building, which first opened in the 70s, will feature a coffee shop with outdoor seating, gym, mini cinema and cycle storage available to tenants. A rooftop terrace is also on the cards, with a hidden deck, pergola and seating surrounding by lush planting – a contemplative outdoor getaway for warmer days.
The grey of the concrete will be offset with pops of green accents on the building itself. It’ll be surrounded by new landscaping, with the existing raised walkway flanked by planters, pots, trees, trailing greenery and new breakout seating spaces along Millgate.
Capital&Centric, who are working in partnership with Wigan Council and supported by UKSPF as part of a post-Covid drive to create standout workspaces in Greater Manchester’s towns, are planning to protect and restore as much of the original modernist structure as possible.
The big vision is to tempt organisations to set up or expand in Wigan, with what promises to be some of the highest quality and most creative workspaces on the market when done. Businesses interested in locating to Civic are encouraged to register an early interest online at Capital and Centric (external link).
Work has already started on the local landmark, aiming for the first businesses to move it in Summer 2025.
Capital&Centric is targeting for the building to be BREEAM ‘excellent’ – a recognised industry accreditation that sets the national standard for best practice in sustainable design, now widely used to measure a building’s environmental performance.