Techspace

However, we also understood that the overarching design concept behind each Techspace building comes from its own unique character, which meant that this project would have a distinct identity from the outset.

We would seek to strip the building back to its original features, with a raw, industrial palette, representative of its location near a former cannon foundry. The design would be complemented by the use of textiles, reflective of the street’s role in the Arts and Crafts movement.

Our team would have to negotiate extensive building control regulations to reconfigure parts of the building in order to maximise its potential occupancy and ensure its viability as a profitable, coworking location.

We have used natural timbers and warm colours throughout the space, including feature tiles, a hot rolled steel finish at the new front entrance, fire red kitchen and concrete worktop on the ground floor.

While the building’s personality comes to the fore, there is no mistaking that this fit out has all the hallmarks of a modern and flexible Techspace location.

High-end finishes provide a sense of exclusivity and invites tenants to set-up home in ‘their’ space, rather than simply occupying more typical rented accommodation. Floors have been designed mechanically and electrically to be configured in different ways to suit demand, with additional tea points possible with minimal fuss. Pipework has been manipulated to maximise the ceiling height by following the contours of the feature coffered ceilings. There has also been a significant power upgrade to the building.

Having facilitated a crane lift and necessary road closures, we have also been able to install a new rooftop mechanical plant which has been carefully hidden behind new fencing to create a rooftop meeting and events space. New lighting, decking and mesh to the existing balustrade has delivered a space that is safe and usable whatever the season.

As we design with sustainability in mind, the products we’ve installed into the building are carbon neutral across the full product life cycle.

Following the successful delivery of 25 Worship Street, we have since completed two other Techspace projects at its Leman Street and Luke Street locations in London.