Products used: Brick-faced GRC & Brick Slips - Swanage Handmade Bricks
Project location: Wimbledon, London
Architects: Emrys Architect

Situated in a busy London suburb, 247 Wimbledon is set to become a prestigious corporate office location, providing an attractive and cost-effective alternative to city centre rentals.

Designed by Emrys Architects, 247 Wimbledon fulfils all of today’s office lifestyle and working requirements. A modern building with classic Victorian and Edwardian proportions, complimenting the area’s wider vernacular, 247 Wimbledon is constructed of handmade Ibstock bricks and Portland stone, with ample glazing to maximise natural light to the interior.

247 Wimbledon offers 31,107 sq ft of brand-new high-quality office space over ground floor, basement and four upper floors. The reception is a multi-functional space with reception facilities, a cafe, workstations and a lounge area. All the floors are light and spacious with large windows spanning the front and rear of the building. A series of garden terraces cascade down the rear facade, providing every floor with fantastic outside space. The building has been thoughtfully designed to cater to all the needs of the modern workspace, the latest technologies and engineering have been employed to create an energy efficient and pleasant work environment.

Central to 247 Wimbledon’s stunning aesthetic is Ibstock’s handmade Swanage bricks. Bricks manufactured at the Swanage facility are handmade on site using locally sourced clay, a process which gives each brick a unique sense of character. Hand thrown into traditional sanded moulds, each brick is imbued with the unique characteristics of its maker. One of the few genuine handmade brickworks in the UK, the intricacies of the brickmaking process at Swanage guarantees a product which cannot be replicated by any machine.