Photographer: Nina Morris
We were approached by the directors of "The Operators", a digital agency in Shoreditch, to transform a site in an old photographic storage unit into a creative studio to house their ever-growing team.
The space needed to be flexible, provide both private and communal spaces, while allowing for daylight to travel throughout the space.
Given the restricted size of the site, it was important to make the most of the space available. The design of the space borrows from the aesthetics of the building's victorian industrial history.
The offices of the directors were based on industrial 'foreman's offices', while many of the materials used were reminiscent of the era.
Red oxide was used to finish the metal beams concealing the indirect soffit lighting, and mesh screens were used to facilitate the flow of light through the space while separating the corridors from the works spaces. Bare plywood was also used throughout for the work desks, tables, storage and kitchen.
Working with a small budget and tight deadlines, the space was successfully transformed form an old storage unit to a fully functional work space.