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circulate on foot through the spaces. The second floor, which is “quite contained,” features a wrap-around office space with “a track for circulation” with further tea points and breakout zones.


The third and fourth floor is a double- height space which now has a central, floating mezzanine. This area occupies a more flexible desking system where people can book a desk for as short a period as a day. The double height windows fill the space with natural light, and offer views of the water and boats below. One of the main architectural interventions by MoreySmith was the insertion of another mezzanine level – on the fifth floor. What was a “big open hangar space feeling more like an aviary for pigeons,” says Bailey, now houses pod structures placed between the existing roof trusses to maximise volume and create a second level within the space. To maximise natural light, the Bush Consultancy installed a rooflight along the entire length of the ridge, and the large porthole windows offer further views of the city.


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In the shared spaces, alongside the teapoints and breakout zones, individual phone booths allow users to shut themselves away for a private call without disturbing other users – an “important feature” to the client, says Bailey. The space offers “so many different work settings’’ which allows people to choose “how and when they work,” says Kieck. The different variety of spaces such as the private offices, teapoints, and cafe space “cater to different styles of companies.” Also, some of the deep windows create nooks, which provide users to “grab a cushion and sit and work in there for a couple of hours,” says Kieck.


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While the overarching objective was to create a space that catered for modern working, being sympathetic to the building’s rich history was key. MoreySmith’s strategy was to sensitively incorporate new elements to the interior without compromising the original architecture. “We wanted to create a contemporary version of what


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ECLECTIC MIX The furniture that MoreySmith chose for the spaces is “an eclectic mix of vintage and contemporary’


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