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  • The former car park has been landscaped and turned into an outdoor dining area

    01The former car park has been landscaped and turned into an outdoor dining area

  • All terraces are furnished with Grythyttan furniture

    02All terraces are furnished with Grythyttan furniture

  • Meeting room, with Santa & Cole lighting, seen from the balcony

    03Meeting room, with Santa & Cole lighting, seen from the balcony

  • The ground floor kitchen, dining and event space has an oak parquet floor by Bauwerk, an industrial kitchen designed by Andreas Martin-Löf and built by Blumer Schreinerei. Tables and benches were custom-made by Novex and barstools are by Another Country

    04The ground floor kitchen, dining and event space has an oak parquet floor by Bauwerk, an industrial kitchen designed by Andreas Martin-Löf and built by Blumer Schreinerei. Tables and benches were custom-made by Novex and barstools are by Another Country

  • Monocle’s meeting room has sofas by Erik Jørgensen, cushions by Johanna Gullichsen, side tables by Muji, stools by Artek upholstered with Johanna Gullichsen fabric, a coffee table by Another Country and pendant lights by Santa & Cole

    05Monocle’s meeting room has sofas by Erik Jørgensen, cushions by Johanna Gullichsen, side tables by Muji, stools by Artek upholstered with Johanna Gullichsen fabric, a coffee table by Another Country and pendant lights by Santa & Cole

  • The Monocle office has oak-topped desks and shelving by Novex, Tolomeo task lamps by Artemide and carpets by Tisca Tiara. Panasonic televisions keep staff updated with breaking news. Walls of original windows on both sides of the office provide plenty of

    06The Monocle office has oak-topped desks and shelving by Novex, Tolomeo task lamps by Artemide and carpets by Tisca Tiara. Panasonic televisions keep staff updated with breaking news. Walls of original windows on both sides of the office provide plenty of daylight and a through draft when open

  • Novex shelving acts as low partions, dividing the open-plan office space into different workstations

    07Novex shelving acts as low partions, dividing the open-plan office space into different workstations

  • The entrance to Monocle’s floor is decorated with an up-to-date wall of the magazine’s covers

    08The entrance to Monocle’s floor is decorated with an up-to-date wall of the magazine’s covers

  • Each floor has a small kitchen area, stocked with Iittala cups and glassware and a Nespresso coffee machine

    09Each floor has a small kitchen area, stocked with Iittala cups and glassware and a Nespresso coffee machine

  • The mock-up room and inspiration boards are at the back of the office

    10The mock-up room and inspiration boards are at the back of the office

  • The Monocle lightbox, complete with white gloves

    11The Monocle lightbox, complete with white gloves

  • Winkreative’s entrance hall with the agency’s latest work on display

    12Winkreative’s entrance hall with the agency’s latest work on display

  • Novex shelving is used to divide the office space, Artek stools are on hand for desk guests

    13Novex shelving is used to divide the office space, Artek stools are on hand for desk guests

  • A selection of past Winkreative projects

    14A selection of past Winkreative projects

  • Winkreative’s meeting room has Blumer Schreinerei shelving, a Novex conference table, Fritz Hansen chairs and lighting by Santa & Cole

    15Winkreative’s meeting room has Blumer Schreinerei shelving, a Novex conference table, Fritz Hansen chairs and lighting by Santa & Cole

  • The chairman’s meeting and reception room on the top floor has a teak table and oak chair set by Norwegian Torbjørn Afdal for Bruksbo. Designed in 1958, the set came from vintage dealers Peppe Trulsen and Einar Kleppe Holthe of Fuglen in Oslo

    16The chairman’s meeting and reception room on the top floor has a teak table and oak chair set by Norwegian Torbjørn Afdal for Bruksbo. Designed in 1958, the set came from vintage dealers Peppe Trulsen and Einar Kleppe Holthe of Fuglen in Oslo

  • Objects on display in the editor-in-chief’s office

    17Objects on display in the editor-in-chief’s office

  • The editor-in-chief’s office has Vitsoe shelving, a Soft Pad chair from Vitra and an oak and bronze desk by BassamFellows

    18The editor-in-chief’s office has Vitsoe shelving, a Soft Pad chair from Vitra and an oak and bronze desk by BassamFellows

  • The third floor has oak parquet flooring by Bauwerk, Novex shelving and Blumer Schreinerei sliding doors separating the corridor from meeting rooms

    19The third floor has oak parquet flooring by Bauwerk, Novex shelving and Blumer Schreinerei sliding doors separating the corridor from meeting rooms

  • A custom-built bookcase and sofa system from Rud. Rasmussen, designed in 1928 by Mogens Koch, takes up one wall of the editor-in-chief’s outer meeting room

    20A custom-built bookcase and sofa system from Rud. Rasmussen, designed in 1928 by Mogens Koch, takes up one wall of the editor-in-chief’s outer meeting room

  • The third-floor meeting rooms have Unifor conference tables, Aluminium series chairs from Vitra and lighting from Santa & Cole

    21The third-floor meeting rooms have Unifor conference tables, Aluminium series chairs from Vitra and lighting from Santa & Cole

Design

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Report

Breathing space— London

Preface

When Monocle and sister company Winkreative had to hunt for a bigger London base, they opted for greenery, mid-century architecture and a central location. Welcome to Midori House.

Artek, Eldon House, Grythyttan, Hen & Hammock, Johanna Gullichsen, London, Midori House, Tisca Tiara, Virge Brûlé, Winkreative

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