Architect Caro Lundin took a less-is-more approach for the creation of ARC Club, a fuss-free co-working space in east London for those struggling to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
It took just six weeks for Lundin and her self-titled studio to complete ARC Club, which takes over a formerly characterless retail unit in the neighbourhood of Homerton.
The co-working space is meant to cater to the growing number of individuals who, according to surveys observed by Lundin, are finding it tricky to efficiently do their job from home during the pandemic due to lack of proper workspaces.

Its "starkly beautiful" interiors have been decked out with a selection of low-cost and durable materials that Lundin felt reflected a climate where co-working is "a necessity and not a nice-to-have". Designing a more modest space also meant that membership would be cheaper for those interested in working at ARC Club according to the architect.
"Intricate details and indoor gardens are fun, but they come with a big price tag ? and they're a lot harder to keep clean," said Lundin, who founded ARC Club alongside Hannah Philp.

"When designing ARC Club, I asked myself 'what do people need to work"' A comfortable seat, natural light, thoughtful acoustics; the physical and emotional space in which to think," she told Dezeen.
"Functional doesn't have to be boring, it's a neutral space that enables the people who visit it to be their best...