Office design has undergone countless permutations of late as architects and landlords strive to define what the office of the future might look like. While the air-conditioned, open-plan floorplate concealed within an anodyne glass or metal box formula is sadly still very much in existence, it is being challenged by new kinds of workspace that seek to radically reinvent what we consider a traditional office to be.

Many modern offices have consistent themes. There is often a strong emphasis on domesticity and community as designers seek to redress the perceived corporate anonymity of office design by making them look and feel more like our homes. There is the playful “Google” approach where colour and recreation are used to animate the working day while subtly promoting enhanced creativity and commitment. And there is the idea of the office as a stripped-down, sustainable super-flexible work environment modelled on the raw and robust efficiency of a factory.

AHMM于2014年在伦敦克拉肯韦尔东部边缘的白领工厂办公楼执行了这一精简的概念。现在在同一地区的另一端，他们开发了另一种新的办公建筑类型。practice联合创始人保罗•莫纳汉(Paul Monaghan)表示，这座建筑“如此嵌入其环境，以至于它似乎从周围的社区中有机地成长起来”。

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