Workplaces

Research gives us a moment to reflect on our completed work and explore what went wrong and what we did right – and then to share this with our colleagues and clients so we continue to improve. Often it is typology-specific, looking in detail at certain sectors in our portfolio. As the Morris+Company portfolio of workplace buildings grows, so too does our research work in this important sector.

Styles of work are changing rapidly and our architecture needs to take account of both current trends and future developments. In response, we have created a short publication that looks at the future of offices, and how the structures we are designing can accommodate a more fluid, tech-driven attitude to working life.

Workplace - Research Collection
Before and After Top-Historic image of the building C.1900 Bottom: New entrance on Back Church Lane
Retail and Co-working entrance
Facade Rhythm Looking at the transition between a vertical and horizontal facade rhythms.
Massing Options Testing Testing massing options for the 'pop up'.
Community Cafe Sunny days bring cafe spillage into Ortus's surrounding landscape.
Flexible spaces Curtains are used to screen or extend the central atrium break out space.
Opening Event within the central gathering space with the client, Maudsley Charity.
Floor by Floor Axo illustrating flexible meeting & teaching spaces around the perimeter enclosing the central staircase.
Views Outside An internal view of the external wall of the workspace and the historical context beyond.
Before and After Top-Historic image of the interior C.1900 Bottom-New workspace
In company