Issue 37 Spring 23 WEB - Flipbook - Page 10
Above, sited through the archway, the new Strand entrance pavilion entices people into the courtyard,
providing glimpses of light and the activity within.
stone walls and a family of geometric fluted glass and
bronze wall and ceiling light fittings reinforce the design
language. The adjacent conference room provides a
setting for occupiers to hold more formal meetings away
from their own spaces, whilst also providing an element
of income in the form of a bookable shared amenity space.
These communal areas were consciously designed to
provide a zero-touch experience, allowing entry through
the building and access to the office floors without
touching any surfaces - a key consideration for our
post-Covid world.
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Beyond these spaces is a new café, which offers workers
and visitors a chance to socialise away from their office
floors. Consistent with the language of the new reception
furniture, a rounded stone bar with fluted detail hugs one
side of the space, from which coffees and pastries will be
served, while a custom bench with seating on the opposite
wall offers space for visitors to sit and work, or meet.
Inspired by the original stonework detailing of the historic
building, relief panels in polished plaster flank the walls
and anchor the café in an otherwise transitory zone
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