Waterfront House, Leicester, UK

Functional and honest in its expression, the building’s distilled simplicity is executed in considered detail. In sympathy with its lakeside setting the building’s modern lines are softened by natural materials: creased buff brick; untreated wood, and zinc roofing, coining the phrase ‘soft modern’.

Constructed by NMCN, the building is a reimagining of a ‘regular’ office, delivered on a regular Design and Build Contract, to a regular budget, using regular construction. However, by combining great design, team work, and craftmanship, it proves that in addition to ticking the ‘regular’ boxes, you can achieve so much more: higher rental values, ‘A’ rated energy performance, and a building that not only facilitates the needs of the practice now and in the future but improves the wellbeing of staff and the quality and efficiency of what we do.

An inspirational home for our company and a collaborative working environment that embraces the knowledge-based economy and new digital age.