Architecture studio Conran and Partners has moved its headquarters into an office in Clerkenwell, central London, that caters to the needs of post-pandemic working.
The British studio, which was founded by the late designer Terence Conran, transformed an existing two-storey workspace in a building on Great Sutton Street into its new workspace.
Top: Conran and Partners has created an open-plan office. Above: the studio wanted to relocate to be closer to other design studios
The studio's new location is close to a number of other design studios and architecture practices, as well as many of Conran and Partners' clients.
"The location of the studio was a key component in our decision making," Tim Bowder-Ridger, principal at Conran and Partners, told Dezeen. The office occupies two floors of an existing building
"Not only did we want to make travelling in for our staff and clients as easy as possible, but Clerkenwell remains the heart of London's architecture and interior design community so the location allows us to come together with clients, colleagues and suppliers routinely, informally and creatively," Bowder-Ridger added.
Spread over the basement and the ground floor of the building, the office has an entrance on the street level.
An expansive "shop window" that overlooks the street allows employees to engage with the outside world and natural light to flood the lower floor.
Daylight floods the basement level through the lightwell and large ...