SODA creates modern MYO workplaces inside 1970s London constructing

The gridded facade of this workplace in central London knowledgeable the association of its interiors, the place SODA has constructed a sequence of versatile workspaces that may be adjusted to go well with completely different occupants.

The three,716-square-metre MYO workplaces take over the second and third flooring of 123 Victoria Avenue, a mixed-use constructing that lies only a brief stroll from the main transport hub of Victoria station.

Initially constructed in 1977 by EPR Architects, the constructing options rows of home windows that angle outwards to type clear, box-like varieties throughout the facade.

This turned a key level of reference for structure studio SODA, which was tasked with creating the interiors of MYO.

The studio needed to imitate the “mobile language” of the constructing’s exterior by creating an inner grid of workspaces that may be subtly reconfigured or opened as much as go well with corporations of various sizes.

“We needed to push again in opposition to the thought of personal, shut-off workplace items,” Eleni Karabouikis, senior architect on the studio, informed Dezeen.

“The shopper needed an open and pleasant atmosphere, with every firm having their very own ‘store entrance’ that addresses the communal areas and attracts folks out of their very own plot,” she continued.

“The brand new workspaces provide an adaptable framework for tenants slightly than a prescriptive structure, which has turn into commonplace in modern workplace design,” added the studio.

MYO has been accomplished with a sequence of assembly rooms that may accommodate wherever between two and 22 folks, every with adjustable tables and blinds that may be drawn throughout for privateness.

Greater rooms might be subdivided by non permanent partitions or pastel-hued curtains by Danish model Kvadrat which were set on tracks on the ceiling.

Comfortable furnishings that gown the remainder of the house are in complementary shades of teal blue, child pink and mustard yellow.

“We tried to anticipate a wide range of completely different tenants occupying the constructing which meant that we wanted to maintain the bottom palette as impartial as potential,” Karabouikis defined.

“However that does not imply that such fit-outs should not be heat and alluring.”

SODA creates “clear and easy” interiors for Thomas Home co-working workplace

Exterior of the assembly rooms there are additionally quite a few group tables, in addition to cubicles and window-side armchairs the place guests can work on their very own.

On the centre of the plan is an atrium that may function a lounge or a large-scale occasion house. The kitchen right here can be changed into a drinks bar.

Higher flooring of the workplace are accessed through a suspended staircase that has slim black treads and a wire balustrade.

“This light-weight, sculptural object hangs amidst extra strong uncovered concrete columns and creates a clearly outlined distinction between new and unique architectural components,” stated the studio.

Only a stone’s throw from the MYO workplaces is Thomas Home, a co-working house that SODA designed again in 2018.

The venue features a roof terrace, gymnasium and bar, in addition to quite a few workrooms decked out in interval colors impressed by the Regency period.

Images is by Ed Reeve.