It’s not often that we enthuse about the virtues of post-modern 1980s business parks, but a quite remarkable transformation has been achieved at this recently refurbished and self-contained office at Bath Place in Shoreditch.
On the outside the archetypal allusions to classic architecture are apparent with clear influences from the Georgian era and 1930s: tall arched sashes; a Juliet balcony with French doors; wide art-deco factory style windows; a stone colonnade.
But what sounds like an odd and somewhat random combination on paper has been embraced and utilised to remarkable effect, delivering not only a modern workspace, but also a surprising one.
It’s a straight-up 21st century reinterpretation that sits comfortably alongside the neighbourhood’s many new buildings and warehouse conversions, but exhibits a particular character that stands apart from the crowd.