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Projects Ofice
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Who Projects Ofice is a multidisciplinary practice run by Megan Charnley, James Christian and Bethan Kay, working across residential, hospitality, ofice, healthcare and exhibition design projects. Most recently, Projects Ofice won the commission to design the Nine Elms Gateways, and has also been appointed to design and deliver a new build community and education centre in Croydon, south London – the practice’s largest commission to date. Expertise within the team
spans research, communications and branding, as well as architecture and interiors.
Why The studio describes its ethos as ‘fantastic pragmatism: we think laterally, solve problems imaginatively and take fun seriously’. The aesthetic is joyful but no less rigorous for it, prioritising the need for projects to be good for places, people and the planet.
Where
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CAMHS Edinburgh: The interior design for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services unit at Royal Edinburgh Hospital, including outpatient areas, courtyards and inpatient facilities for children 8–18-years-old, was developed through user workshops with artist James Leadbitter. The colourful interiors are welcoming and non- institutional, avoiding artificial domesticity.
Nine Elms Gateways: This co-design project with local children, residents and traders will create a new identity for Nine Elms in London, empowering residents and celebrating the area’s history. Railway ‘daggerboards’ have been reinterpreted for a new design language, and a kit of parts developed, including a community totem and an archway with integrated seating.
Queen’s Park Ofices: Workplace interiors for a food technology start-up, including a restaurant-grade commercial kitchen, working, meeting and breakout areas. Blurring hospitality and ofice space, a mix of terrazzo counters, bespoke joinery and steelwork shapes an elegant environment with the oversized communal dining table at its heart.
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KATHERINE LEEDALE
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