Architecture studio Hutchinson & Partners employed a neutral palette of cream-coloured hues to complement the stonework of this 1920s office building in London, which was previously refurbished by British architect Will Alsop.
Hutchinson & Partners' extensive refurbishment of the Victoria House was carried out by the London and Berlin-based firm for the workspace provider LABS, which acquired the property in 2019 with a vision to transform the building into a modern workspace.
Victoria House (above) has been refurbished and decorated with modern, minimalist furniture (top image)
The 13-storey building sits on the eastern edge of Bloomsbury Square and was originally designed as the headquarters for the insurance company Liverpool and Victoria Friendly Company by the architect Charles William Long. The neoclassical Grade-II listed block, which was previously refurbished in the early 2000s by Alsop, contains 27,000 square metres of office space, alongside retail, hospitality and event spaces.
A triple-height central hall houses informal meeting spaces
The studio aimed to update the historic marble-lined space to give it "a new, modern layer".
Throughout, the team used a palette of natural hard-wearing materials ? such as marble, terrazzo, patinated brass, bronze, oak timber and leather surfaces ? that complement the original architecture and its elegant proportions but update it with "modern and minimal" details.
Hutchison & Partners made use...