The Engine Room
Battersea Power Station

The Engine Room is an exclusive co-working destination in the iconic Battersea Power Station. It features a stunning, double-height business club which overlooks the heritage brick façade of the building’s southern entrance.

Location
London, UK

Client
IWG

Photography
Jim Stephenson

Size
43,000 sqft

Throughout the 43,000 sqft space, a fitting palette of materials and colours, refined joinery details, timeless furniture and lighting have been carefully introduced to complement the industrial character and heritage of the Power Station.

  • Battersea Power Station

  • Southern Facade

  • Southern Atrium

The business club acts as the social and communal heart of The Engine Room. A raised platform creates a highly flexible central space, framed by carefully proportioned open and enclosed volumes creating a landscape of human scale meeting rooms, and work booths. On top of the enclosed meeting rooms are open social retreat spaces, offering elevated views of the business club and the Power Station beyond.

  • Business Club

The perimeter is used for circulation, providing access to further breakout areas, meeting rooms, a cafe, as well as flexible offices, some with views of the Power Station’s renovated turbine halls. Large curtains can divide the platform for events, allowing for flexibility in usage. Both the platform and surrounding areas feature rich cherry wood joinery and dark fabric wall finishes, creating a polished and modern design that enhances the Power Station's industrial look.

Black is predominantly used within the furniture and lighting scheme, reflecting the colour of the existing structural elements of the base building. Deep, strong industrial accent colours are also incorporated within the upholstery of certain furniture pieces connecting to the fabric wall linings and curtains of the surrounding meeting enclosures.

In opening The Engine Room, IWG is the first hybrid and flexible workspace provider at Battersea Power Station, joining leading tech brands Apple and SharkNinja, that have also taken office space within this unique Grade II* listed landmark.

This uniqueness is important at a time when office space must provide more to convince people to choose to come into work, as well as enable companies to attract and retain talent. Recent workplace surveys show that employees are attracted to work in amenity-rich buildings that provide unique character and experiences. These are qualities that the Engine Room, situated within the vibrant, mixed-use redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, provides in abundance.

Project Credits


Client:
IWG plc

Design Collaboration:
Studio Sutton
Craig Welch Design
Better Space; Better People

Contractor:
DBSJ

Project Manager:
Cole Management

Furniture Procurement:
FacilityLinq

Photography & Film:
Jim Stephenson