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steel, American oak timber and frosted backlit glass
walls, with slender angled lines of niche lighting.
These play across the ceiling and down the walls,
echoing the dog-leg shape of the foyer, and the
newly introduced ‘folded’ exterior signage.
Reconfiguring the former single ground-floor
tenancy into multiple tenancies was central to
the project. Cold, impersonal reflective glass was
replaced with vibrant retail opportunities.
New frameless clear glazed shopfronts at street
level are the maximum height possible, and the
removal of the out-of-date mirror glass allows
effective daylight penetration to the majority of the
floorplate. There are nine tenancies in all, spread
around all three sides of the block at ground level,
with the existing renovated offices above.
“The podium’s upper-level facade, composed of
steel transoms and mirror glass, was retaine