Re-energising one of the city’s most prominent business addresses.
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Sectors:
Workplace
Services:
Interiors
Studios:
Manchester
Client:
Capital London
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Key Info
Includes:
Refurbishment of an entire office floor plate.
Area:
954m²
Status:
Completed September 2025.
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A contemporary Cat A+ fit-out
The 954m² (10,268ft²) space has been reimagined as a flexible show suite, demonstrating how creative and sustainable design can breathe new life into existing office environments. The refurbishment showcases how the entire floorplate can be adapted to future tenants’ needs, offering an inspiring, ready-to-use workplace that balances flexibility with character.
Adaptable environment
The design replaces the former maze of partitions with a light-filled, inclusive and adaptable environment that celebrates openness and collaboration. The arrival space dispenses with the formality of a traditional reception desk, instead offering a hospitality-inspired welcome area. Carefully defined zones provide spaces for meetings, focused work and social interaction, while a central teapoint acts as the social heart of the suite.
Sustainability was integral to the approach
The project reuses the existing structure and raised access floors, removes unnecessary suspended ceilings to improve daylight and spatial quality, and uses durable, renewable and recyclable materials such as Foresso wood-chip worktops. New energy-efficient lighting and adaptable layouts further enhance environmental performance and reduce future waste.
Since completion, the scheme has attracted strong interest and has been described by the client as “the best in the Cardiff market.”
Mark Doughty
(BA(Hons), BArch, ADPPA, ARB, RIBA)
Director, UK
Mark joined Chapman Taylor in 2006, becoming a Director in 2022. A key member of the Manchester studio’s management team, Mark has a leading role in the workplace sector across the UK business.
He has over 15 years of experience and has successfully completed a number of major award-winning projects working both in the UK and internationally.
Areas of expertise:
Workplace / Retail / Delivery / Design Management
Mark joined Chapman Taylor in 2006 becoming an Associate Director in 2016. A key member of the Manchester studio’s management team, Mark has a business development remit for the office workplace sector across the UK business.
He has over 10 years’ experience and has successfully completed a number of major award winning projects across a range of sectors.
He takes an active part in the BCO and completed last year’s Cycle Challenge riding from London to Amsterdam over four days with fifty members of the BCO.
Areas of expertise:
Office / Retail / Delivery / Design Management
Gavin King
Director, UK
Gavin joined Chapman Taylor in 2021 to help reinforce and expand our capability in the workplace sector, in which he has more than 25 years of award-winning experience working as an Interior Designer with global clients, government agencies, academia and professional services organisations.
Having worked on projects with a diverse range of well-known clients, Gavin has extensive experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and is frequently invited to contribute to roundtable discussions and networking events. He is able to quickly build strong relationships with clients and end-users and excels at briefing and engagement.
Gavin passionately believes in working with clients and collaboratively including them in the design process, and he has a keen interest in how design can support business change, believing there is a need to focus on delivering economically successful projects that support clients in their business objectives.
