Commonwealth House, New Oxford Street Fashion HQ, Offices, London Architecture, Images
Commonwealth House on New Oxford Street
Mixed-Use Commercial Property in London, UK – design by Orms
1 Mar 2018
No1 New Oxford Street
Architects: Orms
Location: New Oxford Street, London, UK
Orms unveils new look of Holborn?s late 1930?s Commonwealth House for new European HQ of Swedish fashion brand CO

Located at the juncture of New Oxford Street and High Holborn, Orms has completed the refurbishment and extension of Commonwealth House into 95,000 sq ft of Grade A office space and 12,250 sq ft of retail space on behalf of TH Real Estate. The building has been rebranded No1 New Oxford Street and will be the new European HQ of Swedish fashion brand COS.
Originally designed by architect and planner Henry Philip Cart De LaFontaine, Orms has drawn its design influence from the prominent Art Deco and Art Moderne references throughout the building, the architects? original drawings and marketing brochure for the original building.

A materials pallete of solus stone, brass, dark stained timber and ribbed glass have been used to enhance the building history, alongside green hexagonal glazed tiles which have been added to the exterior façade of the prominent prow Clock Tower and oriel windows on New Oxford Street. The green glazed tiles were originally proposed by LaFontaine, but were not permitted by Giles Gilbert Scott who was the advisor to the Crown. Orms sought to realise LaFont...