In summer 2017 architects Squire and Partners moved their 220 staff to a new home in Brixton, London. Having purchased a dilapidated Edwardian department store two years previously, the practice entirely reimagined the space allowing the existing fabric and layers of history to inform the new design. Collaborating with craftspeople and furniture makers, the restored and extended building provides an exciting array of work and event spaces for the various design disciplines within the practice. Approaching the design the architects allowed the narrative and history of the existing building to guide the process.
Stripping the building back to its raw state revealed a decayed grandeur and an extraordinary commitment to craft and detail by the original artisans of the day and many of these elements have been kept. On the exterior e.g. incrementally added shop fronts and layers of paint were removed to reveal original brickwork, stone, marble and terracotta. Inside invaluable elements such as original 111 year old mahogany and teak parquet flooring, a grand tiled central staircase, a series of cast iron radiators and a remarkable patina of colours have been preserved.
TIM GLEDSTONE, PARTNER IN SQUIRE & PARTNERS
"Working closely with Carl Hansen & Søn throughout the design process, we were able to curate a furniture collection which inspires and delights visitors, and creates a dialogue between masters and apprentices from the great Hans J. Wegner and Kaare Klint in Denmark to Maruni in Japan."
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När du väljer en produkt från Carl Hansen & Søn får du mer än bara en möbel. Du blir en del av en lång och stolt tradition av vackert och karaktäristiskt hantverk, där ingenting lämnas åt slumpen. Vi är världens största tillverkare av möbler i design av Hans J. Wegner, och vi tillverkar även verk av kända formgivare som Arne Jacobsen, Børge Mogensen, Ole Wanscher, Kaare Klint, Poul Kjærholm, Bodil Kjær och Tadao Ando. Carl Hansen & Søn representerar mer än 100 år av dansk designhistoria och våra möbler säljs över hela världen.
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