Clearwater Court, Reading, UK



Architect
Barton Willmore Partnership
Date Built
Completed 2001
Location
Vastern Road and George Street
Description
Clearwater Court is the Headquarters building of Thames Water.  Appropriately, it occupies a site beside the River Thames close to Reading Railway Station and downtown Reading.  The company moved into the  £20 million building in June of 2001. 



The building is configured in a C-shape with an internal courtyard that looks out towards the river.  Providing 82,000 square feet of office space over 5 floors it also has a "semi-basement" car park for the employees.  One of the interesting features is the twin glass-clad spiral stairways that unfortunately were swathed in scaffolding when I took these images in 2014.






In 2007 Thames Water sold Clearwater Court to Standard Life Investment Funds Limited for a reported £43million and then took out a 25 year lease to remain in the building.


 
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