Published on:

22 January 2026

Updated on:

03 February 2026

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Stephen Parsons

Group Managing Director

Alannah Laud

Senior Designer

Leading office refurbishment specialist, OP, has completed the transformation of a 1970s office building into Techspace's newest flexible workspace at 9-13 St. Andrew Street, London. 

The 16-week project has converted 16,800 sq ft of previously vacant office space into a contemporary flexible workspace environment, accommodating 274 workstations across the basement, ground floor and office floors 1 to 6.

The design approach centred on implementing Techspace's 'Distinctly Techspace' design language whilst celebrating the building's original features, including warm terracotta ceiling tiles and structural elements exposed throughout the workspace. 

A key design intervention involved reconfiguring the ground floor layout through the strategic removal of an oversized entrance staircase. This created space for a centrally positioned café bar with feature mesh screen backdrop, forming the social heart of the building and encouraging interaction between members. 

The workspace includes a suite of five meeting rooms in the basement serving the entire building, complemented by additional meeting spaces distributed across floors and a large boardroom behind the ground floor café. Phone booths are positioned adjacent to member offices, whilst breakout areas feature mixed seating with integrated power throughout. 

The project demonstrates OP's commitment to sustainable design through extensive reuse of existing materials. All glazing was retained and repurposed, and ground floor pillars were stripped back to expose their original character. 

The project was delivered whilst accommodating incoming tenants, with layouts adapted during construction to provide flexible workspace configurations across the building.

Our vision was to create an authentic Techspace environment that would bring their “Distinctly Techspace” design principles to life in this unique building. By carefully stripping back to reveal the building's character, we've created a flexible space that feels both contemporary and rooted in place.

Alannah Laud, Senior Designer

We're delighted with how OP has transformed this challenging building into a space that truly feels like Techspace. They worked collaboratively with our team throughout, adapting the design during construction to meet incoming tenant requirements.

Paul Sandilands, Property Director of Techspace

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Meet the Authors

A renowned consultant and motivating leader, with a 26 year career in the office fit out industry, working extensively across the UK and Europe, Stephen has an exhaustive knowledge of office fit out and a proven track record for delivering results. As Group Managing Director and a member of the Board, Stephen has overall accountability for the content of the work and the performance of the team.

A highly qualified and experienced designer, with a strong knowledge and experience of the commercial sector. Alannah is renowned for her outstanding creativity and inspirational design work. Demonstrating an effortless ability to lead and to educate, she is a natural choice when it comes to directing client briefing sessions and detailing a project.