Creating connection and flexibility is key to the project. You can sit down for a coffee, head to a lounge or an armchair for casual catchups, book a boardroom or go out to the garden courtyard and its cool microclimate. Tactile furniture pieces in soft hues and extra texture add another layer. A collaboration with the Space Commercial team centred on iconic collections, with the Edra Standard and B&B Italia’s Tufty-TIme sofas for casual meeting spaces, and the sculptural Vitra modular seating system that meanders through the foyer and encourages gathering.

'The idea for the furniture was to bring in colour to lift the whole space, to make it feel inviting and comfortable and not too formal or corporate. Di Ritter led the furniture selection and the end-of-trip facility design. She was a very clever designer who was all about having the best quality furniture you could possibly afford to ensure that a project has both longevity and timelessness.’

It’s not just the tenants who are attracted to the space (its impressive 95% occupancy is a city standout), the building’s lobby is buzzing. Cafes are busy, people are using the space for meetings, catchups with colleagues, or a few emails between appointments. ‘I saw a friend there the other day who’s not a tenant but had time to drop in between meetings up the road. There are not a lot of new buildings going up at the moment, so we really need to look at our existing ones and make the most of them. Obviously that’s a great thing to do from an environmental perspective, the most sustainable buildings are the ones that are already built.'