Fitzroy Street is a premium flexible workspace crafted within a quadruple-aspect mid-century building. Smoked oak joinery, custom lighting and bespoke family tables create a warm, characterful environment that feels both calm and contemporary. A restored concrete staircase connects the dedicated ground-floor reception with the workspace above, where meeting rooms, focus booths and breakout areas support hybrid working. A tenant was secured mid-pandemic prior to the project’s completion – a testament to the value of high-quality, landlord-delivered office space.
- Location
- Fitzrovia, London
- Size
- 4,500 sqft
- Client
- Derwent London
The existing 1960s building had an elegant presence, but its interiors felt tired and disconnected from how people expect to work today. Derwent London appointed us to elevate the 600 sqm former medical lab into a workspace that could stand out in a competitive, post-Covid market. The ambition was to create an environment that felt both rooted in the building’s mid-century heritage and ready for immediate occupation by a broad tenant base.
The brief called for an exemplary fit out that balanced nostalgia with contemporary performance. The space needed to support a spectrum of hybrid behaviours: quiet focus, private calls, collaborative work, informal socialising and moments of pause. Material palette, lighting and layout were all carefully considered to create a coherent, soft-toned interior language that felt welcoming, timeless and adaptable to the varied needs of future occupiers.
Before and After
We worked with the building’s structure rather than against it, restoring the original concrete staircase as a sculptural anchor between reception and workspace. Smoked oak joinery forms a calm, crafted backbone to the interior, complemented by bespoke Benchmark family tables and curated loose furniture from Vitra, &Tradition, Carl Hansen and Audo. These elements establish a warm, tactile character that tempers the clarity of the fully glazed façade, while open shelving and subtle screening techniques shape zones without fragmenting the floorplate.
Lighting became a key architectural tool. We favoured contrast over uniformity, creating areas of light and shade that support productivity and reduce fatigue. Strong task lighting pairs with softer ambient settings to balance atmosphere and function across meeting rooms, booths and shared benches. Materials were chosen for durability and longevity, avoiding trend-led statements in favour of a coherent, neutral palette. Together, these decisions deliver a characterful, intuitive workspace that reimagines a mid-century interior with quiet confidence.
Timber finishes
