Tasou Associates turns abandoned London warehouse into office
A small, neglected warehouse built in the 1850s has been renovated by Tasou Associates to create the light-filled 9 Jeffrey's Place office in London.
Tasou Associates' intervention opened up 9 Jeffrey's Place to bring in more light, making use of industrial materials that nod to the building's industrial past.
The overhaul follows an earlier adaptation of the two-storey building into a dated workspace, which was shortly abandoned as it failed to tackle the building's dark, truncated layout.
Tasou Associates began its overhaul of 9 Jeffrey's Place by stripping back the building to expose the original structure.
By doing so they discovered "layers of its history" ? ranging from patchwork brick walls, an old loading door and a crumbling hoist at street level ? which informed the details of the renovation.
"These discoveries fundamentally inspired the design and all new additions were carefully considered as an impression of the history without attempting to replicate it," said the studio.
Above, Tasou Associates has incorporated a private office in a discreet rooftop extension. Set back from the front of the building, it is barely visible from ground level.
The extension is clad in black zinc to reference building's industrial heritage, and punctured by large windows and a skylight that channels light down into the spaces below through the stairwell.
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