General Projects

A groundbreaking reinvention of a rare 1930s building in West London What once was the home of the first business supercomputer LEO, is being reimagined as a fully integrated network of service, amenity, technology, and nature. An eco-system focused on urban greening, wellbeing, and sustainability SYSTEMS celebrates the building’s rich history by retaining its imposing facades and exposing its original concrete structure, saving 9,500 tonnes of carbon emissions compared to a demolish-and-rebuild approach. A two-storey extension will offer light-filled offices with panoramic views of London and a landscaped wraparound terrace. While a three-storey rear extension will introduce green spaces and rooftop gardens, creating a network of biodiversity that seamlessly integrates with the urban environment. The design is driven by a commitment to health, wellbeing, and sustainability, featuring over 12,917 sq ft of green roofs, 2,088 sq ft of private and communal terrace space, and state-of-the-art facilities. The vibrant reception area will serve as a public hub, bringing together neighbours and building users with a range of amenities and a boutique health and wellness offering. Fusing beautiful architecture with cutting-edge technology and nature, SYSTEMS creates a modern workspace that redefines how innovative businesses operate. Powered by solar energy, this eco-system is not just a place to work - it’s a space that nurtures inspiration, fosters collaboration, and connects its community to the natural world. From green terraces with curated planting to end-of-trip facilities and rooftop pavilion lounge, every element is designed to enhance biodiversity and wellbeing, making a positive contribution to the local neighbourhood, society and the planet. Advancing new era of modern working where urban greening, wellness, and sustainability come together to shape an unparalleled user experience. #futureofwork #sustainability

Proud to have Walworth Town Hall featured on Wallpaper* ! A Grade II listed complex that brings together old and new, at the intersection between the exciting Elephant and Castle regeneration area, and the established Walworth Road After being ravaged by fire in 2013, it was placed on the Heritage at Risk register and remained closed to the public Now, we have transformed it into a community asset - a concourse for the next generation of innovators that truly inspires and brings value to users and neighbours Restoring what was lost in the fire in a like-for-like manner, we have made sure to preserve all its intricate architectural details to celebrate the building’s rich heritage and history While delivering a new concept of flexible, serviced workspace by General People that is designed to help creative, small and local businesses thrive With comprehensive amenities that foster collaboration and community engagement Balancing commercial, cultural, community and environmental needs to establish a new benchmark for success Walworth Town Hall has become a new blueprint for the future reinvention of heritage assets into modern day icons Architects: Feix&Merlin Architects Delivered by: Conamar Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eqF_KSDv

What a year 2024 has been! As the year draws to an end, we wanted to reflect on the great things that happened over the past 12 months Through collaboration, good work and a genuine ambition to ensure our work is a force for good, we’ve managed to reach some remarkable milestones: We completed our reinvention of The Heal’s Building presenting over 60,000 sq ft of newly refurbished, design-led space that is being made publicly accessible for the first time in two centuries. Gave Walworth Town Hall back to its local community after 11 years of closure, restored and reimagined as an inspiring hub for neighbours, users and visitors alike Completed phase 1 of our repositioning of Highgate Studios, which includes a new cafe and hotel-style lobby, alongside a series of newly refurbished workspaces that safeguard the building’s past and future as a campus for innovators. With a lot more coming in 2025… And also delivered a fully transformed Stratford Workshops - the former Great Eastern Railway printing works -, delivering an exciting new hub for East London’s makers and innovators Topped out at Florentia, a 1.5 acre creative campus in North London, which will double the size of the existing campus and provide creative makers with, much needed, affordable, high quality space that is fit for purpose - arriving in 2025 Started on site at SYSTEMS, a new benchmark in design-led, user-centric and wellbeing focused workspaces spanning 120,000 sq ft, and saving 9,500 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere through reuse. Submitted our plans for Singer Studios, the reinvention of two historic terraces of victorian buildings into a vibrant mixed-use campus that sets a new standard of human-centric places to work, play and stay. We’ve continued our duties as custodians of the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool, collaborating with our neighbours to deliver a masterplan that will not only significantly improve its public realm, accessibility and landscaping, but also protect its future by creating a year-round cultural, retail and experiential destination. Across our sites, we’ve continued to implement our Community Wealth Building programme to help and educate local young people, generate employment opportunities for local communities, reduce inequality and promote sustainability Working with our General People friends, we’ve accumulated 5,086 hours of social impact And helped 30 talented entrepreneurs kickstart their businesses through our incubator programme We’ve hosted art festivals, training workshops, talks, exhibitions, fashion shows… We’ve grown! Welcoming Joe, Sam and Diogo Oliveira to the team And won Developer of the Year at Property Week ‘s awards! We’ve pushed boundaries Reflected on our achievements and experiences And, most important of all, continued to love doing what we do and creating places people love and want to be in Here’s to 2025

At Highgate Studios our vision goes beyond restoration It’s about reinvention Breathing new life into a characterful 1800s former bottling factory and wallpaper manufacturer to create an exciting new campus that fosters collaboration and celebrates individuality. In the heart of Kentish Town, one of London’s most significant cultural destinations, Highgate Studios has been a hub for North London’s creative scene for decades. By blending its rich heritage with modern design, we are crafting a place where original features meet contemporary amenities and future-ready spaces. The campus will include co-working areas, a club-style lounge, and a welcoming new reception that will serve as a vibrant hub for creators, thinkers, and doers More than just a workspace, Highgate Studios is being designed as a community—complete with a landscaped courtyard, cycle facilities, and a healthy café by local favourite LUNAR. Here, history meets innovation to offer a flexible, inspiring environment for the next wave of creative, media and tech businesses With a series of newly reimagined workspaces, and with pop-up exhibitions and artist residences coming up, Highgate Studios sets a new standard for what creative workspaces of the future can and should be Arriving 2025 Compton Josh Perlmutter Michael Raibin Sarah Hill Pilcher London Simon Rinder David Jackson James Faustino Thank you Holly Allenby Ruby Stainforth Compton Studio

Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock is one of the most iconic pieces of UK heritage. In the 1800s, the Albert Dock was a bustling hub for innovation and commerce, becoming the epicentre of global trade. Two centuries later, the 375,000 sq ft estate stands defiantly as the largest and most prominent cultural and commercial destination in the North, receiving over six million visitors a year. But, as custodians of this historic landmark, our ambitions go beyond relying on the visitor economy. We are working closely with our neighbours, and our partner Neo Capital to deliver a comprehensive plan to improve its public realm, so that the Dock becomes a landmark can be enjoyed by both locals and visitors, year-round. The largest single collection of grade I listed buildings in the country, our focus is to preserve and enhance - injecting new energy and creativity into the estate to secure its future. Our plans include improved accessibility, wayfinding and storytelling as well as public amenity and extensive greening that will add up to 40 species of adaptive plants to revitalise an underused public realm. This is all topped off by an exciting cultural and events programme, creating a truly unique public offer while celebrating the heritage and cultural qualities that make this area of Liverpool such an intrinsic part of the city. #heritage #culture

Works are well underway at Systems, our reinvention of a rare 1930s building in West London The new design will celebrate the building’s unique and undeniable character By retaining the original, imposing facades and leaving the concrete structure exposed internally, we will honour the building’s history and architecture Through our re-use of the existing structure, 9,500 tonnes of carbon emissions will be saved, compared to a demolish and rebuild approach A two storey extension will be added on top of the original structure - providing light-filled office space with views over London and access to a landscaped wraparound terrace Designed with health and wellbeing in mind, we’ve put a focus on enhancing biodiversity and urban greening A three storey rear extension will provide greenspace and landscaped green roofs to every floor The new reception has been designed to become a vibrant public space, providing exciting amenities to both neighbours and building users With design-led, contemporary workspaces and a boutique style health and wellness offering, we will create a new exciting hub for this characterful neighbourhood And as part or our company-wide ambition to deliver a bespoke framework of initiatives that create long-term and meaningful social value for our neighbours and wider society in every project - last week we kickstarted our youth outreach initiative Part of our wider programme set to span the entire construction process and future operation of the building, this initiative invited postgraduate architecture students at the University of East London to tour the building to investigate and learn about the construction process and how a project’s vision transforms through the design, procurement and construction process into built form They then produce their own report and perspective on resolving specific matters, becoming almost a real collaborator in the project, which gives them invaluable real-life experience for their future practice Fusing user experience with beautiful architecture, cutting edge technology with nature; and with a resolute focus on user wellbeing and community benefit, Systems will redefine how the world’s most innovative businesses work in London while making a positive contribution to users, local neighbours and wider society A Neo Capital and General Projects concept #restoration #retrofit #heritage

A story of restoration   Not only of an iconic heritage building, but of a legacy   11 years after its closure and being placed in the Heritage at Risk Register, Walworth Town Hall is reborn and given back to its local community as a hub for inspiration, collaboration and innovation   This next chapter for WTH is testament to our ambition to redefine the role of existing buildings in a modern context   That we as developers have the power to create best-in-class places that meet the demands of both people and the planet, while protecting the character and heritage of our cities   Thank you to everyone involved

System reset 📟 Since the 1930s, this has been the home of visionaries and pioneering ideas.   One of the last standing buildings from the historic Cadby Hall estate, SYSTEMS has always been ahead of its time - from innovating human-centric office design, to housing the first UK business supercomputer, to hosting the most important music legends of the 90s.   Together with our partner Neo Capital, we have reimagined this characterful building, through a carefully shaped and systematic approach, into 125,000 sq ft of workspace meticulously designed to restore, protect and future-proof the building’s legacy while delivering a new benchmark for the modern workspace.   Proudly reusing what already exists, and powered with self-generated energy to preserve and protect our planet’s resources. Equipped with cutting-edge, smart building systems for enhanced user experience and wellbeing.   Offering over 12,900 sq ft of green roofs populated with hundreds of different species, alongside 2,088 sq ft of private and communal terraces to promote biodiversity and foster natural eco systems.   With best in class end of trip facilities, in-house cafe and a communal rooftop pavilion lounge for events, connection and relaxation.   All carefully curated to create a fully integrated network of service, amenity, technology and nature.   A new era of modern working…. it’s all SYSTEMS go systems.london Arriving Q1 2026 Knight Frank Jonny Lee Roddy Abram Daniel Brownlee Savills Angus Tullberg Hunter Booth Kudos to Graphicks - Creative Agency for an awesome identity #regeneration #reuse #humancentricdesign #workplace #neocapital #generalprojects

Excited to welcome you all to Walworth Town Hall for Open House Festival! On Saturday 21st of September, we will be hosting a series of guided tours offering an exclusive preview of this new chapter for the building This marks an amazing milestone for us, as we approach completion and get ready to reopen the doors of one of London’s most iconic civic buildings A Grade II listed complex that brings together old and new, sitting at the intersection between the exciting Elephant and Castle regeneration area, and the established Walworth Road After being ravaged by fire in 2013, it was placed on the Heritage at Risk register and remained closed to the public Now, we have transformed it into a community asset - a concourse for the next generation of innovators that truly inspires and brings value to users and neighbours Restoring what was lost in the fire that caused its closure in a like-for-like manner, we have made sure to preserve all its intricate architectural details to celebrate the building’s rich heritage and history Followed by the introduction of a new pioneering CLT structure where the original fabric couldn’t be salvaged - which is not only infinitely more sustainable, but also more sympathetic than any other material - and left exposed to reference what was lost Delivering a new concept of flexible workspace that is designed to help creative, small and local businesses thrive With comprehensive amenities that foster collaboration and community engagement Balancing commercial, cultural, community and environmental needs to establish a new benchmark for success Feix&Merlin Architects will be joining us to guide the tours and give you insight into all the behind the scenes of the restoration process Guided Tours 📆 Saturday, September 21 11:00 - 12:00 12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:00 Can’t wait to see you there! More details in the comments Open City #architecture #restoration #openhouse

Highgate Studios has always been home to an eclectic mix of creative individuals and innovative businesses. Built in the 1800’s as a bottling factory and laboratory, it later became a wallpaper factory for the likes of Shand Kydd and Sanderson’s during the 1900’s Today it is being reimagined as a campus for makers, thinkers and creators with limitless potential. A place where individuality is celebrated, inventive spirit is nurtured and creativity is always in motion. Our vision is to renew and elevate the innovative spirit of the site, by weaving together new amenity spaces and existing historical features to create a welcoming, accessible and design-led campus, ready to grow and nurture a vibrant community within it. Inspired by its rich urban industrial and design heritage, we will be delivering a series of characterful spaces full of light and comfort - where original features meet modern design to offer a flexible and creative environment within the wider campus community. We’ve started by delivering an improved arrival experience through a new club-style reception and lounge space that fosters creativity and collaborative work, with a new on-site, healthy café by local, women-owned LUNAR. All topped with an array of public and private amenities like a new landscaped courtyard, cycle facilities and co-working areas. Highgate Studios stands proud of its history and looks forward to its future as a vibrant urban creative campus dedicated to setting creativity in motion. Now live at highgatestudios.com Compton Josh Perlmutter Michael Raibin Sarah Hill Pilcher London Simon Rinder David Jackson James Faustino #creativespace #realestate #interiors