[Y/N] Studio's East London retrofit offers a fresh start for the Bradbury Works community hub

2023-03-06T14:17:00-05:00

London-based [Y/N] Studio has just released photos of its new Bradbury Works retrofit commercial project in the Dalston neighborhood of the city's Hackney borough.

Located in Gillett Square, the scheme refurbished existing workspaces in a Victorian-era brick masonry building while adding ten new mini retail units and a two-story extension to provide increased usability and interaction between its tenants and their neighbors in the square.

While retaining the brick facade and retail spaces located on the terrace level of the structure, Y/N’s project team was able to add larger workspaces, each with private mezzanines, to the third floor while ensuring improved cross ventilation through the addition of a new access deck that also provides tenants with a sweeping view of the capital.

Image courtesy French and Tye

Another double-height covered external terrace is enacted between the retail component and third-floor workspaces. Finally, the design comes wrapp...

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[Y/N] Studio's East London retrofit offers a fresh start for the Bradbury Works community hub