Unusual HQ is a new headquarters office for Unusual Rigging, a rigging company in Northamptonshire.

Located on a large industrial site, the new HQ has allowed the expansion of the company’s operations by making available the warehouse where the offices were originally based.

A new 2-storey Passivhaus office building that features a glulam frame on a regularised grid to maximise efficiency.

The external envelope is a panellised timber system from sustainable sources.

The project included a number of innovative sustainable products including Egger board floor diaphragms, and is the first pilot project in the world to use Adaptavate Breathaboard; a carbon sequestering alternative to plasterboard.

The design also includes on-site rainwater attenuation further reducing the building’s environmental impact.