Alphabeta is the melting pot for Two Tribes; the City’s financial sector and the new Creative Media and Tech industries. An energetic shared workspace that straddles the divide and creates a new home for ideas to meet money. The Atrium no longer functions solely as a demonstration of wealth and power, having been reimagined as a common area for the immediate discussion of ideas and possibilities in a collegiate and comfortable surroundings. Transparent meeting rooms cantilever above the shared space and a cycle ramp running indoors from the street is celebrated with highly visibility glass.
The 24,000m2 offices were built over 24 months and involved additional stories and entire remodelling of three tired buildings. Studio RHE provided both Architectural and Interior Design for this ground breaking space. In 2016 the Alphabeta Building received design Awards from the RIBA, British Council for Offices and the Office Agents Society.
At Studio RHE for Alphabeta, I was Lead for the initial pitch to the Developer to win the project in 2011, then I was Lead Interior Architect for the project from concept to completion. The key area was the ground floor entrance space which was designed to be a ‘public street’ to allow anyone to use the various spaces for social and working activities and the articulated facade of the atrium using charred timber and rolled mild steel for cladding.
Alphabeta won London RIBA 2016 and BCO in the Refurbished/Recycled Workspace in 2016