White Lion Street is a new eight storey office building in the heart of Angel, Islington. The design has a refined exposed aesthetic and introduces a contemporary identity through materiality and an open floor plate design, creating much needed workspace in the area.

The façade has been carefully considered with brick, stone, zinc, and anodized windows to provide an elegant and robust quality, adding depth and texture. Internally, the design draws on the history of the building which previously accommodated textile weavers. The industrial aesthetic has been refined through patterned metal panelling, which is a reoccurring detail throughout the building.

The design draws on the history of the building, which used to accommodate weavers/drapers. In the reception and lift lobbies the walls are clad in laser cut metal panels with a pattern alluding to the historical use of the site, which runs along the entrance. Wash rooms are provided to every floor and the same design motifs recur to give a sense of coherency.

The basement offers a large unique space which could have potential for a community/creative space with double height, exposed concrete soffits and light wells drawing in natural light. The structure throughout has been rationalised to reduce the number of columns on the open floor plate to provide a large flexible space. All beams are flush with the soffit to maximise floor to ceiling heights. Large spanning high-quality pre-cast concrete planks are utilised to provide both the structure and finished product, which add to the buildings refined industrial aesthetic.

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