Newburgh Street

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Project: Newburgh Street

Project facts

Client: Shaftesbury Capital PLC
Date: Completed 2020
Location: London, Soho
Size: 100 m2
Cost: £200k

Project description

On a beautiful cobbled street just off Carnaby St, our challenge was to create a series of workspaces which both reflected the understated elegance of a listed town house whilst capturing some of the humour and personality of Soho. Workspace refurbishment projects often generate lots of waste – each new tenant rips out bathrooms, floors, kitchens and lights and starts again, meaning the lifespan of these elements is a lot shorter than it could and should be.

In response to this, we approached this project with a clear set of design principals.

1. Design it well, design it once.Beautiful, robust and flexible design lasts longer.

2. Keep what you can.We have kept the existing floor boards and radiators, minimising waste wherever possible.

3. Specify sustainable materials. We worked with Altrock Surfaces on all the cast elements of the project, including the hallway floor, fireplaces and tiling. The carpet is made using old fishing nets and recycled plastic bottles.

During the strip out, we found that each floor had an original cast iron fireplace with a subtly different design – a remnant of the previous domestic use of the building. To celebrate this, we added a series of bespoke cast fireplace surrounds that give each room a personality focal point.

Project images

Site map Grade II listed Georgian townhouse, Carnaby Street Soho London, Studioshaw architects 2020
Newburgh Street elevation. Newburgh Street, Carnaby Street Soho, Studioshaw
Newburgh Street elevation
Office workspace interior at Newburgh Street, Grade II listed Georgian townhouse Soho London, Studioshaw architects 2020
Principle room, first floor
View of first floor workspace at Newburgh Street, Georgian listed townhouse, Carnaby Street Soho London, Studioshaw
Each floor features two fireplaces. These were made from recycled marble waste products.
Detail of recycled marble fireplace at Newburgh Street, Carnaby Street Soho, Studioshaw
Detail of bespoke fireplace.
Principal room on first floor at Newburgh Street, Grade II listed Georgian townhouse, Carnaby Street Soho, Studioshaw architects
View of first floor of space.
Second floor office space with peach-terracotta recycled marble fireplace at Newburgh Street, Carnaby Street Soho, Studioshaw
The new feature fireplaces were designed very carefully. Each one is slightly different in its form and colour, reflecting the qualities of the original architecture.
peach-terracotta recycled marble fireplace at Newburgh Street, Carnaby Street Soho, Studioshaw
Each fire place is made from a different marble mix. On the second floor the fireplace is a peach-Terracotta colour.
Principal room on first floor at Newburgh Street, Grade II listed Georgian townhouse, Carnaby Street Soho, Studioshaw architects
2nd floor space.
The kitchenette worktop on the Third Floor is Green recycled marble and the unts are made from Valchromat. Newburgh Street, listed Soho townhouse, Studioshaw architects
Bathroom with recycled marble sheets at Newburgh Street workspace, Carnaby Street Soho London, Studioshaw architects
The kitchenette worktop on the Third Floor is Green recycled marble and the unts are made from Valchromat, a recycled content through-colour MDF we use regularly.
Bathroom with recycled marble sheets at Newburgh Street workspace, Carnaby Street Soho London, Studioshaw architects
The bathrooms using recycled marble sheets.
The bathrooms using recycled marble sheets, Carnaby Street Soho London, Studioshaw
Typical floor plan of Newburgh Street listed Georgian townhouse workspace, Carnaby Street Soho, designed by Studioshaw
Typical Floor Plan
Fireplaces 3d fabricated by Altrock. Newburgh Street listed Georgian townhouse workspace, Carnaby Street Soho, designed by Studioshaw
We modeled each fireplace in 3d before passing the model to the fabricator, Altrock.