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WHEN FLINT WINES was having trouble fitting into its Kennington offices, the wine merchant turned to neighbours Mowat & Company – which occupies the space above – for friendly space planning advice. Te conversation eventually grew into a full design project, enabling the company to avoid relocating. As well as enjoying a greatly improved workplace, Flint is now able to host visiting Burgundy wine producers for the first time in their new tasting room – ‘an amazing bonus’, says Mowat & Company director Alex Mowat.
Mowat’s main move was to relocate the office area to the rear and create a tasting room and hidden pantry at the front. As well as potentially helping to animate the street, this configuration gives more privacy for the office, with seating arranged along one long desk, a more compact arrangement than the island groupings of before. Tis area opens onto a new courtyard garden, which previously was completely overgrown and unused. Office clutter, including an extensive collection of empty bottles, is now organised in bespoke oak joinery by Gemini Joinery, with a special display shelf for the choice bottles, as well as cupboards designed with the dimensions of wine box packaging in mind. Natural materials are used throughout. Loose furniture is by local manufacturer Very Good & Proper, with the fit out by Full Circle Workplace.
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Flint Wines, London
Left Bespoke oak joinery was supplied by Gemini Joinery
Project
Englefield Estate ofice, West Berkshire
PULLEYS, OVERHEAD wheels and a large Victorian steam boiler are hardly usual features in an office workplace. But they seem entirely compatible in the new estate office for the historic Englefield Estate, a former Grade II listed sawmill that has been restored and transformed by Adam Architecture to create workspace for the estate team.
Te architect has taken care to retain and integrate key remnants from the building’s industrial past while meeting contemporary workplace needs. Te original dimensions of the long space are preserved through the use of steel and glass partitions, which retain the views while providing acoustic privacy. As well as the overhead gantries and flywheels on the walls and ceilings, the building’s foundations can be seen through glass panels in the floor. Te steam boiler that once powered the building is now visible from the boardroom through a new viewing window. Local and natural materials have been prioritised including sheep’s wool insulation,
wood-fibre and cork. Te restoration was also an opportunity to integrate solar panels, air- source heat pumps and rainwater harvesting, as well as additions to support biodiversity including swift boxes, bee bricks and a bat loft. The project recently won a British Council for Offices regional award (project up to 2,500m2
).
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Image The architect has retained and integrated key remnants from the building’s industrial past while meeting contemporary workplace needs
PHOTO: MARK BOLTON
PHOTO: ELLIE WALPOLE
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