Studio of Design & Architecture

Thomas House - The Office Group

In 2017 I joined SODA as an architectural assistant and worked on several projects including a 50,000 sq ft conversion of an existing office block in Central London into co-working space and short-term lease office space for The Office Group, which caters for “the fastest growing and most diverse workforces in Britain: app creators and advertising agencies; makers and media companies, financiers and foodies; artists and architects; startups, entrepreneurs and freelancers.”

With a budget of £10 million, the scope of work included the conversion of existing basement parking into a gym space, the provision of a roof terrace and the internal fit-out of the building including the construction of internal partitions and decorations for a range of offices from 1-2 person studios to 60 person offices over 7 floors.

A render I produced to test a design variation of the bar area. The next slide shows how similar the final build bar was to my sketch.

Photo of finished bar.

Sketch render of library.

Photo of completed library.

My responsibilities included producing visualizations with a focus on interior fit-out options, producing construction and detail drawings at a range of scales 1:50 - 1:2 as well as producing planning drawings. I conducted site surveys and 3d modelling for production of early schematic designs etc. I also participated in project team meetings where I presented design updates to the whole team including consultants and contractors.