Vernon & Sicilian House

Client

Alchemy Asset Management

London

Size

18,880 ft²

Type

CAT A+

Sector

Landlord

Duration

8 weeks

Features

Heritage honoured, four floors of workspace brought to life

Design development and delivery across four floors of a Grade II listed Bloomsbury landmark. Where over a century of architectural character called for an approach that brought the past sensitively into the future.

Brief

Working with an architect's vision

Building on an initial concept by Hale Brown Architects, our role was to refine, improve and deliver. We made space planning, material and fabrication suggestions to enhance the scheme and ensure it was both suitable and cost-effective for a modern workspace.

Approach

Working with constraints

The existing structural columns played a key role in shaping the design. Rather than working around them, we used them to inform the layout - creating clear zones and a natural flow while making the most of the available floor plate.

Defining the space

As the project progressed, we introduced carefully considered interventions to bring structure to the open-plan environment. New settings and architectural features gave the space a sense of identity, while keeping the flexibility to suit a range of occupier needs.

Creating places people want to use

We designed the amenity spaces to do more than tick functional boxes. By combining warm finishes, residential influences and thoughtful detailing, we created welcoming destinations that encourage people to connect, collaborate and spend time together.

“I like the people at workplace who are their main asset. Issues are sorted without fuss and the organisation is refreshing to work with”

David Hughes

/ Director

Alchemy Asset Management

Features

Grade II listed setting

Vernon & Sicilian House provides a one-of-a-kind backdrop, with a terracotta façade, Corinthian columns and ornate bay windows. The fit-out enhances what's already there rather than obscuring it.

Bespoke joinery

Joinery is the scheme’s standout feature - crafted to respond to the building's original character while bringing warmth, structure and a sense of quality to every floor.

Floor-to-floor continuity

Four floors designed and delivered as a coherent whole. There’s consistency in quality and palette, with enough variation to give each level its own feel and each tenant room to make it their own.

Flexible for future tenants

Open, adaptable layouts and a timeless palette mean incoming tenants can move straight in and reimagine the space as their own, without starting from scratch.

Details

Timber textures, tonal partitioning and complementary upholstery take their cues from the façade’s terracotta and stonework - a palette rooted in the building's architecture.

Furniture Selection

Table Place Chairs

Clover Barstool

Senator

Palio Desk

Table Place Chairs

Columbia Lounge Chair

Frovi

Margin Coffee Table

Orn

Neva Sofa

Spacestor

Portico

Herman Miller

Verus

Gallery

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