Squire & Partners has developed The Department Store Studios, a four-storey contemporary workspace building adjacent to the practice’s refurbishment of The Department Store in Brixton.

The Department Store Studios is a four-storey contemporary workspace building adjacent to the award-winning refurbishment of The Department Store, as the next phase of Squire & Partners’ investment in Brixton. Taking inspiration from the robust Edwardian aesthetic of its older sibling, the new crafted red brick building replaces a series of derelict 1970s annex structures with workspace designed for small to medium creative businesses, and a restaurant animating the ground floor. Internally, raw natural finishes are celebrated with exposed brick and a cross laminated timber frame.