John Sisk & Son Ltd (Sisk) has completed St. Catherine's Court - a six-storey office block and part of a £15m development in Bristol's Clifton conservation area.

It is the first commercial building built in the Clifton area for 25 years and has been awarded the prestigious BREEAM Excellent accreditation for its exceptional environmental credentials. Two floors have already been pre-let to property consultant GVA Grimley.

Built on the site of the former Bristol Steiner Waldorf School, the £8.4m project involved the careful demolition of the old school building, located adjacent to a Grade II listed Cathedral.


The 31,000 sq ft office building has been constructed with an in-situ concrete frame, with structural steelwork on the top floor. The roof is standing seam and mastic asphalt. The external envelope comprises stonework, brickwork & render, with curtain walling predominantly on the front elevation. Internal finishes include lifts, toilets, staircases and open office space with raised access flooring & suspended ceilings.

Developer Ashfield Land also obtained the Cathedral as part of the 1.75 acre site. This part of the development has been sold on to a house builder, which is planned to be the first ever conversion of a Cathedral to use as a residential building in the UK.

(CD/BMcC)