Until January 2000, the Office of Fair Trading was housed in two separate buildings in the vicinity of Chancery Lane. The Property Advisors to the Civil Estate selected Fleetbank House (an existing ten storey block on the side of Salisbury Square and constructed in the early 1970s) for the OFT as a new location that now brings the whole OFT under one roof following the expiry of their existing leases. The key feature of the offices is the flexibility of the space, which was an important requirement of the client. This was achieved by the design of a modular ceiling grid and the employment of relocatable partitioning system. In addition to the office area EPR also designed a number of specialist areas which included staff cafeteria, press conference room and staff gym. Contract value: £12m Net area: 15000 m2 Client: The Office of Fair Trading / PACE