Note Design Studio has fashioned warm and tactile interiors for central London co-working space Summit House, which includes a room where stressed workers can recharge.

Summit House is located in a garden square set back from the traffic of Holborn and accommodates a series of workspaces, meeting rooms and private offices run by co-working company The Office Group (TOG).
Erected in 1915, the building features a distinctive yellow-tile facade and heavy wooden front door. It had previously been used as a nondescript office with uninspiring interiors.

Stockholm-based Note Design Studio ? who were charged with developing the interiors ? were keen to nod to these original details, instead of the bland minimalist aesthetic that has become typical of workspaces. The studio looked to Swedish Grace ? a 1920s arts movement characterised by its focus on ornate craftsmanship and use of folk-inspired motifs, that was popular in Sweden and arose at the same time as art deco.

"The building has a certain elegance to it which we really wanted to preserve and enhance through our concept for the interior," explained Johannes Carlström, co-founder of the studio.
"It's possibly one of the most beautiful buildings from the outside in the Holborn area, so our challenge was to land on a design that would fit with that starting point and allow us to create a building that stands out from other spaces in the area," added TOG's co-founder, Charlie Green.

Upon entering the bui...