Broadway Malyan, an architect’s practice, has relocated to a new studio in Reading as part of its ongoing £1m investment programme. 

The new premises are on the fifth floor of the RIBA award-winning Thames Tower building opposite Reading railway station. This puts them in the centre, as opposed to their previous studio in Theale.

 

As part of their investment they are also planning to change the location of their London studio in early 2019 and build a new modelling workshop for its studio in Birmingham city centre. 

 

UK chairman Ian Apsley said: "A combination of a series of lease ends and the realisation that some of our studio space no longer met the needs of a modern architectural practice gave us the opportunity to examine our UK studio strategy and the Reading move is the first stage of an incredibly exciting period for the practice.

 

"Reading has long been one of most successful studios and this move to Reading’s most high profile business address is a real statement of intent for the practice in a town where the long term potential from the arrival of Crossrail is clear."

 

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