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The Department Store

PrizeHonorable Mention in Interior Design / Workplaces
Firm LocationLondon, United Kingdom
CompanySquire and Partners
ClientSquire and Partners
Projecthttps://squireandpartners.com/architecture/the-department-store/
Project Videohttps://vimeo.com/244019009

Squire and Partners have reimagined and reinvigorated a dilapidated Edwardian department store to create an array of work, social and retail spaces. Externally, the design reverses years of neglect, revealing original brickwork, marble and terracotta. A new rooftop restaurant comprises a series of oak framed pavilions and a crafted glass dome replaces a dilapidated cupola. Original interior elements such as mahogany and teak flooring, a tiled staircase and a patina of colours were preserved. A series of voids cut through the building create dramatic volumes, and provide vistas between levels.