{{short description|County building in Ipswich, Suffolk, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox building | name = Endeavour House | native_name = | native_name_lang = | former_names = | alternate_names = Suffolk County Council Headquarters | etymology = | status = Complete | image = Endeavour_House,_home_of_Suffolk_County_Council_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1305044.jpg | image_alt = | image_size = 250px | caption = Endeavour House | pushpin_map = Suffolk | pushpin_map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label = Endeavour House | pushpin_relief = | altitude = | building_type = Office/Government | architectural_style = Contemporary modern/High-tech architecture | structural_system = | material = | cost = £28 million | ren_cost = | client = Suffolk County Council | owner = Suffolk County Council | current_tenants = Suffolk County Council and Concertus Design and Property Consultants | landlord = | location = | address = 8{{nbsp}}Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1{{nbsp}}2BX<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalmail.com/find-a-postcode|title=Find-a-postcode|publisher=Royal Mail|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> | location_town = Ipswich | location_country = England | coordinates = {{coord|52.054045|1.143447|region:GB_scale:1000|display=inline,title}} | groundbreaking_date = | construction_start_date = 2001 | completion_date = 2003 | opened_date = 2003 | floor_count = 5 | floor_area = 11,000 m<sup>2</sup> | seating_type = | seating_capacity = | elevator_count = 5 | grounds_area = | architect = | architecture_firm = TTSP Architects | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = M&S contractors | quantity_surveyor = | main_contractor = Bovis Lend Lease | awards = Distinction/Ipswich society award, Commendation/Civic Trust award | designations = | parking = Underground | website = http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/ | embedded = | references = <ref name=Building.co.uk>{{cite web|url=http://www.building.co.uk/unite-and-rule/3036201.article|publisher=Building.co.uk |title=Unite and Rule|date=28 May 2004|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=TTSP>{{cite web|url=https://www.ttsp.com/projects/suffolk-county-council|publisher=TTSP|title=Suffolk County Council – Endeavour House|access-date=13 October 2020}}</ref> }}
'''Endeavour House''' is a municipal building in Russell Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is the meeting place and offices of Suffolk County Council. The Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council also use the building for their offices and meeting place.
==History== The site was previously occupied by Russell House, which was once an Eastern Electricity Central Accounting Office but was demolished in 2001 to make way for the first stage of the Ipswich Village Development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alltravels.com/united-kingdom/england/ipswich/videos/current-video-798288|publisher=alltravels|title=Demolition of Russell House|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101203702/http://www.alltravels.com/united-kingdom/england/ipswich/videos/current-video-798288|access-date=13 October 2020|archive-date=2014-11-01}}</ref>
Endeavour House was designed by TTSP architects and constructed by Bovis Lend Lease at a cost of £28 million between 2001 and 2003.<ref name="Building.co.uk"/> It was originally commissioned by TXU Corporation but, in November 2002, four months before the building was due to complete TXU Corporation went into administration. In 2003 Suffolk County Council, who had previously occupied the aging County Hall in Ipswich, were able to buy the 60% completed building for only £16 million.<ref name=eadt2003>{{cite web|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/politics_2_480/work_progressing_on_new_county_hall_1_60583|publisher=EADT Suffolk Magazine|title=Work progressing on new county hall|date=July 4, 2003|access-date=January 13, 2015|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141015183302/http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/politics_2_480/work_progressing_on_new_county_hall_1_60583|url-status=dead}}</ref> The county council made some alterations, the main change being the conversion of an indoor garden into a 90 desk chamber for 125 councilors on the second floor.<ref name=Building.co.uk /> However, in September 2016, 40% of the facilities were not being used.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/empty-desks-in-large-parts-of-suffolk-county-council-s-offices-including-endeavour-house-is-terrible-waste-1-4697022|title=Empty desks in large parts of Suffolk County Council's offices, including Endeavour House, is 'terrible waste'|date=15 September 2016|publisher=East Anglian Daily Times|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=14 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014114234/https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/empty-desks-in-large-parts-of-suffolk-county-council-s-offices-including-endeavour-house-is-terrible-waste-1-4697022|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In late 2017 Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils relocated to Endeavour House to lower their costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/babergh-and-mid-suffolk-councils-set-to-move-to-ipswich-in-september-1-5139064|publisher=EADT|title=Babergh and Mid Suffolk councils set to move to Ipswich in September|date=7 August 2017|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227091455/https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/babergh-and-mid-suffolk-councils-set-to-move-to-ipswich-in-september-1-5139064|url-status=dead}}</ref> East and West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Groups also moved into Endeavour house in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/health-bosses-moving-to-ipswich-1-4807224|title=Health bosses moving to Ipswich|last=Geater|first=Paul|work=East Anglian Daily Times|access-date=14 November 2020|language=en|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019003603/http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/health-bosses-moving-to-ipswich-1-4807224|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ipswichandeastsuffolkccg.nhs.uk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=qamf99NDytc%3d&tabid=162&portalid=1&mid=4132|title=CCG Weekly Inbox|date=18 October 2017|website=NHS Ipswich & East Suffolk CCG|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019004828/http://www.ipswichandeastsuffolkccg.nhs.uk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=qamf99NDytc=&tabid=162&portalid=1&mid=4132|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Description== The building has 50,000 photovoltaic cells incorporated into the glass curtain walls, this being the largest installation of any office building in Europe.<ref name="TTSP"/> At peak sunlight these cells provide 57% of the building's energy demand and also create a dark pattern on the glass. There are also rain collecting reservoirs underground which recycle the water and pump it around the building for use in toilets.<ref name=eadt2003 /> The building is designed to suit corporate businesses with glass curtain walls, cantilever walkways and offices with windows that look into the concourse, forming a major improvement on the working environment at the county council's former headquarters at the East Suffolk County Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/ipswich_fresh_hope_for_crumbling_county_hall_as_for_sale_signs_go_up_1_2244644|publisher=eadt|title=Ipswich: Fresh hope for crumbling County Hall as 'for sale' signs go up|date=21 June 2013|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924004431/http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/ipswich_fresh_hope_for_crumbling_county_hall_as_for_sale_signs_go_up_1_2244644|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The building is situated at 8 Russell Road, opposite Ipswich Borough Council's headquarters at Grafton House. Portman Road Stadium is situated behind the building. There is some limited surface car parking for permit holders but there is also a large multistorey car park shared with Ipswich Borough Council with access from Constantine Road.<ref name="Access to Endeavour House">{{cite web|url=http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/assets/suffolk.gov.uk/Home%20Page/AccesstoEHFinal.pdf |publisher=Suffolk.gov |title=Access to Endeavour House |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020063328/http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/assets/suffolk.gov.uk/Home%20Page/AccesstoEHFinal.pdf |archive-date=2014-10-20 }}</ref>
<gallery> File:Russell Road, Ipswich - geograph.org.uk - 1305042.jpg|Russell Road with Endeavour house pictured on the right File:Arms of Suffolk.svg|Suffolk County Council coat of arms File:Endeavour House, home of Suffolk County Council - geograph.org.uk - 1305055.jpg|Endeavour House as seen from Constantine Road showing the rear of the building </gallery>
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