Kaleidoscope Tiktok HQ, Central London Office Building, England Commercial Development Photos
Kaleidoscope Tiktok HQ in Central London
8 Mar 2021
Kaleidoscope Tiktok HQ
Architects: PLP Architecture
Location: Smithfield Market, Central London, England, UK
Kaleidoscope, PLP Architecture?s dynamic new office building in the City of London, has been completed on a high-profile site next to Smithfield Market. The colourful structure will become Tiktok?s new UK Headquarters and includes 5,500m2 of modern and efficient office space with a WiredScore Platinum rating and outstanding views out over the surrounding historic neighbourhood.

photo © Jeremy Felson
The six-story building has been inspired by the style, proportions, and tones of the rich architecture in the neighbourhood. Finely scaled glass and terracotta facades both draw from and reflect the 19th-century warehouses that frame the Grade II-listed market and help the building integrate into three local Conservation Areas.
photo © Jeremy Felson
Terracotta elements feature a sophisticated palette of colours applied to one side of the vertical fins to enable the building to change its appearance depending on vantage point and time of day.

photo © Jeremy Felson
Internal spaces are bathed in natural light and look out over the Market, Charterhouse Square, and other important local structures. At the ground floor, a double-height lobby welcomes occupants to the building and sits alongside the new Farringdon Elizabeth L...