Arnold House

London

The Property Trust

2018

Located within sight of our own headquarters in the Tea Building, our refurbishment of Arnold House typifies the evolution of Shoreditch, providing a blank canvas for a new generation of tenants within the structures of the past.

In recent decades, the redundant warehouse buildings of east London have provided inspiration for innovative developers seeking to create office spaces that support more fluid, collaborative ways of working. Arnold House is one such structure: a four-storey 1960s warehouse with an austere mid-century aesthetic.

Our brief was to extend, improve and reposition the building as a home for service-based organisations, with an emphasis on worker wellbeing as well as business functionality. The workspaces have the high ceilings typical of a warehouse, and an industrial, Bauhaus feel was retained throughout.

"The final internal and external Arnold House works well in the surrounding modern Tech-City environment. The contemporary space has been carefully constructed to keep the industrial style of the building but with additional features you would expect in a productive, collaborative space. From the ground floor to the roof terrace and landscaped courtyard, we aimed to create a space that would meet the needs of today’s modern, flexible workforce. The building includes office space with retail units on the ground floor in a fantastic location, right in the heart of Tech City."
Gerard Mullan, Gilbert-Ash (Project Manager)

Blueprint Awards Shortlisted, 2019

Photography: Will Scott

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