87-91 Newman Street, W1

Working closely with the client Orlebar Brown and the architect we enjoyed refurbishing this first floor office space and showroom. The task was to reflect the clients obvious style and provide a flexible workspace to enhance their creatively.

We installed exposed services throughout with Crittal doors and windows that framed the space. New kitchen and WC to the common areas. Floors fitted with Terrazzo tiles and carpet accents throughout, alongside custom joinery that finished the showroom and office nicely. The final touch comprised of a new courtyard area with water feature.

At a glance.

Client: Orlebar Brown

Architect: Vivendi

Project time: 23 Weeks

CAT A and B internal refurbishment of first floor, inc courtyard to client’s specifications.

Services.

Project Management

Fit-out

M&E

A bit of history

Newman Passage is a narrow cobbled lane linking Newman Street with Rathbone Street in Fitzrovia, just 100m or so north of 87-91.

In the 19th century, Fitzrovia and the adjacent Bloomsbury became a melting pot and gathering place of left-wing literary types, anarchists, radicals and other pseudo-politicos, with Newman Passage itself home to a co-operative kitchen for Communist refugees. It was also a famous location for London’s ‘streetwalkers’.

Adjacent to the lane is the Newman Arms, a pub built in 1730 that was used previously as a tallow chandler, an ironmongery, a picture framers, and a brothel. A popular hangout for George Orwell, it inspired the ‘Proles’ pub in his dystopian novel 1984. Credit Historyhit.com