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Queen Mary University

Mile End, London

The fit-out of Dept W — a converted Edwardian department store in Mile End — for Queen Mary University of London, delivering 55,000 sqft of teaching and working space and a new public café.

Project Details

Working as executive architects to Overbury, we completed the fit-out of Dept W, a converted Edwardian department store, for Queen Mary University of London. The work included adding a new public café to the ground floor and a variety of working spaces over 55,000 sqft.

Project details

Location

Mile End, London E1

Type

Education and commercial fit-out

Role

Executive architect

Collaboration

Overbury

Scope

Offices · public café · varied workspaces · detailed design and delivery

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Breakout space beneath the restored glazed dome at Dept W, a converted Edwardian department store in Mile End.
Meeting room at Dept W, with a long white table set against original decorative steel-framed Edwardian glazing.
Glazed meeting room at Dept W, Queen Mary University of London, with a decorative circle-patterned manifestation screen.
Open-plan desking at Dept W, Queen Mary University of London, with orange screens and windows onto mature trees.
Workspace floor at Dept W by FT Architects, with exposed services, lockers and reclaimed timber flooring inset in carpet.
Breakout lounge at Dept W, Queen Mary University of London, with soft seating beneath a restored Edwardian rooflight.
Seating nook at Dept W framed by a restored circular Edwardian window, with rooftop views across Mile End, London.

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