Summary
Commercial office fit-out.
The Brief
Space: Third floor office fit-out of Economist bank building.
Functions: office environment.
Overview
This project was undertaken whilst our director, Sean Stanley, was working for Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) in London.
The existing space was stripped out and a new reception and office interior was designed.
Iconic Listed Refurbishment
Right: The Bank building, coloured blue, is one of three tall buildings designed by the modernist architects Peter and Allison Smithson, and located just off St.James’s square in central London.
Left: These iconic buildings are set slightly apart from the main streets on a raised plaza and are carefully integrated into the city scape, whilst being up to 23 storeys in height.
Economist
External view of the Economist bank building.