Luxurious green
Heritage buildings have a lot to offer contemporary workspaces: soaring ceilings, luxurious materials, impressive detailing unthought of today. This Grade II listed building pays homage to its original stripped classicism – oozing boutique elegance, refined finishes, higher standards.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
Originally constructed in 1959 to replace bomb-damaged property by renowned classicist Donald McMorran
Refurb completed 2023
8 floors – 9,267 sq ft Cat A workspace
✍️ Designers & Architects
Julia Hamson – Director @ 4 S Architecture
John Holmes – Managing Director @ 3v Architectural Hardware Ltd
🌱Sustainability
Original Stripped Classicism features retained + restored throughout
New carpet sourced from world-class sustainable innovator Ege Carpets: running from lower ground to 7th floor – uses 146.08kg of regenerated nylon, made from old carpets + discarded fishing nets
Sustainably upgraded new plenum floor A/C with fan terminal units
LED lighting installed + low VOC paints used throughout
100% recycled aluminium entry systems
🥦 Wellbeing
Arrival experience transformed: low ceilings that had been boxed in now opened up into impressive barrel vaulted arches – with stylish lounge
Visual clutter reduced: all new materials echo the existing – including green panelling matching green marble, terrazzo in bathrooms evoking stair panelling + brass detailing throughout
Bike lockers + showers with luxurious changing rooms
Tranquil 1st floor garden courtyard
🎈Bonus feature
The statement feature lighting arguably makes the biggest impact. Passers-by on Pall Mall can catch a glimpse of a moon-shaped pendant hanging in the central vault – “as if the moon has been captured and held in the reception”.
🔗 Check it out
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