A forward-thinking workspace blending industrial heritage with contemporary design — exposed concrete, biophilic elements, and flexible collaboration zones.
Atlas Ventures sought a workspace that reflected their ethos: bold, transparent, and deeply human. We preserved the raw character of a former printworks — exposed brick arches, cast-iron columns, original timber trusses — while threading in a contemporary layer of glass partitions, acoustic felt panels, and a suspended garden that runs the full length of the building. The result is a workspace where heritage and innovation exist in productive tension.
Every material was selected not just for its visual quality, but for its tactile character and how it ages over time.
- Polished concrete — flooring throughout
- Acoustic wool felt — ceiling baffles and partition panels
- Blackened steel — custom desking frames and shelving
- Cork — breakout area flooring and pinboards
- Living moss and fern walls — biophilic installations
We conducted a month-long workplace study, shadowing 40 employees to understand movement patterns, collaboration frequency, and focus needs. The spatial plan emerged directly from this data — a gradient from high-energy collaborative hubs at the entrance to deep-focus sanctuaries at the rear. Prototyping individual workstation configurations took six weeks of testing with the Atlas team.
