Sustainable Workspaces, Manchester
An adaptive reuse workspace interior featuring exposed brick and ductwork, a gridded ceramic tile wall, and a custom wooden hut breakout room, designed by Material Works Architecture.
- What we like about this project
- A miniature wooden cabin structure built directly into the office floor plan as an enclosed breakout room.
Materials
- exposed-brick
- ceramic-tile
- timber
- steel
- glass
- upholstery-fabric
Visual identifiers
- exposed-brick-ceiling
- suspended-linear-lights
- ceramic-tile-wall
- wooden-cabin-structure
Style tags
- industrial
- contemporary
- adaptive-reuse
- eclectic
Visual tags
- adaptive-reuse
- industrial-chic
- workspace
- collaborative
- exposed-services
- Geometry
- Open-plan office interior featuring a double-height or high-ceiling volume, exposed brick ceiling structure, linear suspended lighting, and a gridded tile feature wall.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete structure with historic brick masonry ceiling soffits.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled open office interior with high ceilings and integrated breakout zones.
- Lighting
- Bright interior illumination from suspended linear LED pendant fixtures combined with ambient daylight.
- Atmosphere
- Creative, energetic, and warm workspace atmosphere blending raw industrial finishes with playful architectural elements.
- Environmental context
- Urban office interior with industrial heritage elements adapted into a contemporary workplace.
- Spatial experience
- A dynamic, industrial workspace layout combining collaborative open desks, casual lounge seating with a blue sofa, and a playful enclosed wooden hut structure.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating linear pendant light fixtures create a steady horizontal cadence across the exposed ceiling plane.
- Style reading
- Industrial contemporary adaptive reuse
- Program
- Commercial office / workspace
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- exposed-brick, ceramic-tile, timber, steel, glass, upholstery-fabric
- Visual identifiers
- exposed-brick-ceiling, suspended-linear-lights, ceramic-tile-wall, wooden-cabin-structure
- Style tags
- industrial, contemporary, adaptive-reuse, eclectic
- Visual tags
- adaptive-reuse, industrial-chic, workspace, collaborative, exposed-services
- Geometry
- Open-plan office interior featuring a double-height or high-ceiling volume, exposed brick ceiling structure, linear suspended lighting, and a gridded tile feature wall.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete structure with historic brick masonry ceiling soffits.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled open office interior with high ceilings and integrated breakout zones.
- Lighting
- Bright interior illumination from suspended linear LED pendant fixtures combined with ambient daylight.
- Atmosphere
- Creative, energetic, and warm workspace atmosphere blending raw industrial finishes with playful architectural elements.
- Environmental context
- Urban office interior with industrial heritage elements adapted into a contemporary workplace.
- Spatial experience
- A dynamic, industrial workspace layout combining collaborative open desks, casual lounge seating with a blue sofa, and a playful enclosed wooden hut structure.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating linear pendant light fixtures create a steady horizontal cadence across the exposed ceiling plane.
- Style reading
- Industrial contemporary adaptive reuse
- Program
- Commercial office / workspace
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior