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Entwurf • Design Daytrip Studio, GB-London
Bauherr • Client The Office Group
Standort • Location 74 Rivington St, GB-London
Nutzfläche • Floor space 4000 m 2
Fotos • Photos Jake Curtis, GB-London
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 150
COWORKING SPACE
IN LONDON
„Eine gute Beziehung zur Architektur Everything for the work-life balance: New Work in a
coworking space, sustainable, of course! Articles, Ins-
ist bei einem Projekt wie diesem unerlässlich.“ tagram posts or speeches by a CEO on the topic of the
Daytrip Studio office can now rarely do without the use of these terms.
Daytrip Studio in a London coworking space shows that
behind the trendy Anglicism used in many languages lies
a realistic revolution in the dusty world of work.
T he desire for truly sustainable architecture – on several levels –
motivated the building owners of The Office Group (TOG) to com-
mission the timber-construction specialists of Waugh Thistleton Archi-
tects to design their coworking space. As a result, a new building has
graced the vertical streetscape of London’s Shoreditch district since
the beginning of 2023: six storeys in a 17.8-metre-high building repre-
sent the tallest solid-timber structure in London. Prefabricated timber-
construction elements, precision-engineered to be slotted together on
site, model the architectural framework for Daytrip Studio’s design.
Versatile layouts suitable for a single occupier or multiple small busi-
nesses ensure flexible tenancies. The building is dismantlable and can
be disassembled rather than demolished at the end of its life with its
materials reused. The very genius loci (spirit of place) cries out for the
Grundriss Erdgeschoss • Ground floor plan use of natural materials on the site, which once housed a Victorian
timber-storage shed. Taking advantage of the design freedom of timber
construction, the interiors are conceived as an open space with diffe-
rent spatial qualities – complemented by the privacy of more secluded
offices. The consistent use of wood – for the construction, façade, stair-
wells, floor coverings and regionally manufactured furniture – blurs the
boundary between architecture and interior design as well as between
working and living. In addition to the environmentally conscious use
of resources, sustainability takes on another face here: in the sense of
adaptability, the coworking space is designed to be convertible and
could be a workplace, café, hotel or a domestic living room at the
same time – supported by the contrasting mix of vintage furniture and
contemporary design. A colour palette of calming greens and earthy
tones, different woods and natural textiles allow for a return to what
architecture is constructed for in its original form and complemented
by interior design: The shaping of a range of spaces with varying mood-
and concentration character. Thus, the conglomerate of sustainability
encloses the interior utility core with daylit areas for social interaction,
Grundriss 5. Obergeschoss • Floor plan level +5 concentrated work or a break in the constantly changing world of work.
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