{"id":102197,"date":"2025-08-30T02:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/102197\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T02:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:14:11","slug":"thiss-studio-completes-workspace-fit-out-using-reuse-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/102197\/","title":{"rendered":"THISS Studio completes workspace fit-out using reuse principles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moving into its own premises for the first time, SALT wished to create a light and welcoming workspace that could be adapted from daytime office to hireable adaptable venue for talks, events and photography shoots.<\/p>\n

The spatial plan for the office, based in former warehouse Perseverance Works, which hosts a variety of creative businesses including architects Henley Halebrown, has an open layout with gentle zoning including storage and space for meetings.<\/p>\n

THISS Studio has designed key furniture pieces for the office, reusing as much existing material as possible, challenging typical wasteful commercial fit-outs.<\/p>\n

Carcasses from the existing double-run kitchen were reused. Half were moved to a rear wall to provide additional storage. Old cupboard doors were also rehomed, along with the old kitchen sink \u2013 now in use at a joinery workshop in south London.<\/p>\n

Two expansive tables of cork and timber trim define the studio layout. The largest \u2013 3m-long \u2013 functions as a shared desk, while the 2.3m second table is used for meetings.<\/p>\n

Designed by the practice, the tables are formed from three retired steel catering tables and a large worktop made from leftover cork and American oak trim, both materials saved and reused from previous renovation projects.<\/p>\n

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Accessed via its own private courtyard, the communications and PR headquarters is located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in the building complex off Hackney Road. The existing 55m2 space featured high ceilings, steel beams and columns and abundant light from industrial windows.<\/p>\n

In addition to the storage and tables, out-of-use stainless steel butchers\u2019 shelves have been reclaimed and turned into bookcases, providing separation from the bathroom.<\/p>\n

Steel sheets and detailing has been introduced sparingly to add cohesion throughout, while the previously black-painted steel columns and beams have been coated in a rust tone.<\/p>\n

Floors have been sanded back and finished with a matte varnish to celebrate their original character.<\/p>\n

Last year, THISS Studio reworked another former warehouse in Shoreditch<\/a>, for music management group Common Knowledge. The project consisted of the renovation and reconfiguration of the warehouse\u2019s third and fourth floors to create a flexible social hub with office, co-working space and recording studio.<\/p>\n

The emerging practice\u2019s Clapton 1930s terraced house extension project Sunny Side Up<\/a> was shortlisted for AJ Small Projects in 2024.<\/p>\n

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Architect\u2019s view<\/p>\n

The relationship between client and designer is crucial when pursuing a strong sustainability vision in fast-paced projects like office renovations. We shared a commitment to minimising the use of virgin materials, and turning that ideal into reality required a collaborative, flexible design approach. The constraints actually became opportunities \u2013 introducing productive friction that sparked creativity and innovation, rather than assuming all materials were readily available.<\/p>\n

Tamsin Hanke, director, THISS Studio<\/p>\n

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Client\u2019s view<\/p>\n

Our new space is as much for our community as it is for SALT. Working with talented makers and designers like architect THISS Studio and textile specialist Georgia Bosson within a clear remit of reuse has given us beautiful space we not only love being in, but embodies the forward-thinking architecture and design SALT represents. The project has been an opportunity to invest in the design community and make space for creative production, and the result is a space that feels personal to us, made by many hands for SALT and our collaborators to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Celeste Bolte, founding director, SALT<\/p>\n

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Project data<\/p>\n

Location Shoreditch, London
Construction start January 2025
Completion February 2025
Gross internal floor area 55m2
Architect THISS Studio
Client SALT
Interior design THISS Studio
Main contractor Justin Moore, SALT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Moving into its own premises for the first time, SALT wished to create a light and welcoming workspace…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-102197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}