So just before lockdown in a pre-covid world, I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Henry Squire, partner at Squire and Partners in their new home – the Department Store located in Brixton, South London.
The building is an extraordinary development led by the practice which revives a local Brixton landmark to create a series of collaborative workspaces supported by an evolving hub of creative, retail and community uses. Originally built in 1906 as an annexe to the Bon Marche department store, the design of the reimagined space has been informed by the existing fabric and layers of history.
Squire and Partners is a British practice founded in 1976 with an international reputation for architecture informed by the history and culture of where it is placed. Their award winning portfolio, for some of the world’s leading developers, includes masterplans, private and affordable residential, workspace, retail, education and public buildings.
Squire and Partners also have their own property and business portfolio, mixed-use developments at Northdown Street and Clapham Park Road, The Rockwell Hotel, a house and apartment development on Liverpool Road.
Henry Squire who is one of the partners at Squires who is responsible for leading the future of Squire & Partners into its next generation.
In this episode you will learn:
– How the culture of practice has evolved in their new home
– How the practice has moved from a 1st generation practice to a 2nd and is planning the 3rd
– What does business mean to Squire & Partners
This week’s resources
Discovery Call with Rion
https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall
The Department Store
https://thedepartmentstore.com
Squire & Partners
https://squireandpartners.com
