The National office is currently situated in two locations in Westminster and Victoria.

The Great Peter Street building is an attractive and distinctive Arts and Crafts building from the street but is closer to an ordinary office building inside. The new national office should have a richer environment that expresses the role of the Arts Council.

The sense of community and identity of the organisation is currently limited by its dispersal over several floors and two different sites.
Access from the street is difficult at Great Peter Street, the sheer height from the ground of the offices at Portland House can make them seem remote from the public realm.

The new national office will be closely linked to the street and be accessible to all.