TOG partners with David Thulstrup to create design-led workspace in London’s landmark new cultural hub
Taking shape beside the Thames, in the shadow of Southwark Cathedral and the Shard, woven into the railway arches beside Borough Market, Borough Yards is an ambitious new social, cultural and shopping hub for London, with TOG (The Office Group) – the flexible workspace provider with a platform of more than 50 buildings across the UK and Germany – at its heart.
TOG at Borough Yards weaves together old and new to create an extraordinary 51,000 sq ft workspace spanning two buildings – a former warehouse beside the railway line, and a newly developed teardrop-shaped building designed as a natural extension of the older structure.
To maximise the development’s design-led proposition, TOG has collaborated with renowned Copenhagen architect David Thulstrup, taking inspiration from the surrounding mediaeval streets and brick arches to create a unique, bold and sociable contemporary space with a strong sense of belonging.
Just a few minutes from London Bridge Station, TOG at Borough Yards offers businesses of all sizes flexible office space in one of the most exciting destination developments to launch in London in recent years. With premium retail and dining options on the doorstep, an Everyman arthouse cinema on site, and the gastro allure of Borough Market seconds away, TOG’s newest development is already one of the most enviably located workplaces in London.
“This is such an extraordinary location in the heart of what is already a thriving hub in London. For a new-build, I think the architecture is both ambitious and beautiful. We’ve followed that with our aim to push our design boundaries with the interiors, working with David Thulstrup. And in terms of location, you have everything here, right by London Bridge station and surrounded by wonderful culture, food, design and history.”
– Charlie Green, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, TOG
Interiors developed in partnership with David Thulstrup.
Historic setting, contemporary expression
The old-meets-new design of TOG at Borough Yards pays homage to the surrounding cityscape without being in thrall to it, referencing the Victorian architecture of the area and its industrial materials in the fabric of the building, with ironwork and floor-to-ceiling Crittal windows.
Floor-to-ceiling windows ensure TOG’s workspaces are flooded with natural light.
On the building’s façade, a neon lighting artwork cycles through the types of people one might have encountered in this neighbourhood in bygone years – from blacksmith and tailor to cutpurse and vagrant.
Interiors were developed in partnership with David Thulstrup – the first time TOG has collaborated with the leading architect behind celebrated interiors such as Noma in Copenhagen.
TOG’s goal for the space was to create an atmosphere of modern simplicity, a space which respected the rich materiality of the area while cultivating its own unique identity.
