Wallis Road - New London Awards 2023 Winner
Winner in the Retrofit Category
HTA Design reimagined and repurposed a Victorian warehouse in Hackney Wick, East London, creating a permanent new home for its 200 London-based staff. Built in 1868 as a factory to manufacture the world’s first synthetic plastic, the warehouse originally comprising four separate buildings and was identified as a significant piece of heritage within the Hackney Wick masterplan. HTA’s transformation celebrates and preserves its historic character, whilst instilling a new purpose that safeguards its future by creating a flexible, modern workplace for its collaborative and interdisciplinary team.
This intervention demonstrates what can be achieved when a company acts on the needs of its people. It sets the bar for creative-led businesses keen to achieve organisational resilience by shaking off the prohibitive cost of London’s corporate core. The outcome provides an environmentally and socially sustainable new purpose to the building.
Team credits
Architect
HTA Design LLP
Other
Pumaflow
Solus Smart Cork
DDA Coir Matting
Solus Ceramics
The Floor Gallery
Acoustic Engineer
Acospray