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2016
GBP50,000
The temporary refurbishment and improvement of a single-storey prefabricated building on Lower Marsh, London, to create a new mixed-use creative enterprise hub for Meanwhile Space CIC. The project includes a co-working space, an office for The Job Shop, and a retail unit.
Mariell Lind Hansen
The design features two distinct elements: the interior of the co-working space, and the improvements to the street façade of the building. A curved motif features throughout, drawing from the visibility of the London Eye, which can be seen from Lower Marsh in the void between the site’s adjacent buildings. The addition of a curved 3.2-metre-tall slatted timber screen on the front elevation, echoed in the painting of the building below, creates a giant red smile to Lower Marsh. The curves follow through to the interior, with a series of super-graphic green arcs painted across the OSB partitions and furniture of the co-working space.
"IF_DO has delivered a fit-for-purpose design which turns an incongruous Portakabin into an ambitious piece of architecture which incubates a mixture of local creative and digital entrepreneurs. Good design helps us to achieve maximum benefit during the Meanwhile use period, and the success of IF_DO's intervention gave us a quick transition from emptiness to a space full of activity. The space is enjoyed by both tenants and passers-by on the street, who are often spotted photographing the building." Eddie Bridgeman, Director, Meanwhile Space CIC
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