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Office design in central London
Fresh, minimal and clean interiors for a practical and productive office in central London
YEAR 2021 | SIZE 80m2 | CLIENT Mae
YEAR 2021
SIZE 120 m²
CLIENT Boku
Design Brief
A blank canvas to integrate your brand
The building was a beautiful blank canvas and the main goal was to make the most of the internal space. Meeting rooms, desks and enough workspace, private offices, kitchen, lunch area and events area were some of the requirements.
Apart from the practical requirements, the brief also included additional guidelines in terms of colour schemes and preferences. The brand’s main colours were orange and blue, and the interior design had to reflect those tones in an elegant and coherent way.
Concept Design
Practical and aesthetic rooms
The building consisted of three floors and main areas to distribute the necessities of the office: On the lower floor, the entrance and waiting area, kitchen and lunch space and some of the meeting rooms. The first floor contained h the main workspace area and some private offices and the second floor with the events room and terrace.
“We design bespoke solutions to make the most of every office and commercial space.”
It was important that the different areas were well connected and accessible. The layout needed to be practical and comfortable for daily use. Also, maximising the light and the feeling of big rooms was a must and therefore we decided to install glass dividers for the different private offices and meeting rooms. To add privacy into the rooms, we designed glass vinyls with the office’s logo.
Design and layout
Solutions for every space
The workspace consisted mainly of desks but the office also required high tables to be able to work standing or seating on high stools.
We decided to utilise a narrow space for this purpose, between desks and a private office. All tables included hidden wiring and fittings for easy plugging to maximise the comfort and tidiness of the area.
The orange accent colour is shown in some of the stools while keeping the rest in grey to create a neutral and calm environment. The black tables and stools legs along with the black frames add contrast to the colour scheme, accentuating the neutrality of the rest of the colours of the office.
Flexible rooms
Flexibility for productivity
The original design of the kitchen was an L shape without an island. We wanted the kitchen to be a beautiful background for the room and to complement the stunning windows. In order to do so, we decided to create a light design for the kitchen in only one of the walls with an additional island to increment the storage capacity.
“We knew this room was special and we wanted to enhance its features with the design.”
It was crucial that the kitchen looked beautiful and simple as it was an important piece of the open plan design. The wooden shelves in the middle of the high cabinet and the floating shelf with LED were some of the features designed to make the kitchen not only practical but also a visually pleasant part of the room.
The island also had an important practical and aesthetic role. To start with, the practical side was that it created more storage capacity at the same time that allowed a new space to seat and eat.
Regarding the overall look of the room, we wanted to visually divide the living room from the kitchen. The island was the perfect element to do this accompanied by the pendant lamp in the middle of the room.
The pendant lamp and the fireplace were existing focal points that we wanted to keep. With a change of style, they became important accent elements of the design.
Bringin colour into the room
Living Room.
It is obvious that the sofa is a big part of the open-plan design. With this flat renovation we wanted to achieve fresh and neutral interiors, but we also wanted to bring warmth and fun into the rooms.
The living room design was in continuity with the kitchen style. The tones of the rug, walls and shelves matched the neutral aesthetic of the kitchen and were coordinated with the elegant and classy marble fireplace.
Adding some contrast and interest into the room, the pink sofa and metal cabinet function as accent elements bringing colour and a young vibe into the flat.
The living room showed the traditional way of having alcove shelves on both sides of the fireplace. However, keeping the shelves simple, having the metallic pink cabinet on one side and the open space on the other, the look is much more fresh and modern.
“The simplicity of the design accentuates the classic features”
The simplicity of this design accentuates, even more, the marble fireplace and its classic features. Combined with more patterned tiles instead of a classic hearth, the fireplace becomes a statement too.
“The neutral colour scheme in contrast with the bold accents of colour make this design stand out“
What our clients say about us
“I really enjoyed the design process and the overall project. Working with The White Interior I found very easy to understand my property and the possibilities. My flat renovation has been an amazing experience and I can not be happier with the final result.”
Mae, owner of this property and client of The White Interior
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