THIS IS the third project that design studio SODA has completed for flexible workspace provider The Ofice Group (TOG), after Thomas House, in Pimlico’s Eccleston Square, and Liberty House, next to the Liberty London department store. Each of them are very different: Liberty House with scalloped edges and colourful printed surfaces inspired by the department store’s
signature fabrics, and Thomas House with timber- clad volumes plotting out a ‘rigorous’ layout inspired by Regency-era squares. This is because TOG does not have a particular style associated with its workspaces, SODA director Russell Potter explains, but is instead keen for the architects to drive the concept for each one, inspired by the unique history and features of a site.
In the case of Brock House, the building had a number of historical uses that could inspire an idiosyncratic interior scheme. It was built as a philharmonic hall in 1907–08 and was used in various guises by the BBC for much of the 20th century, sitting right next to the corporation’s Broadcasting House on Portland Place. But the building also has a history of car design: one
