Atrium Store, London Lighting Shop, Studio RHE Architecture, Centrepoint Design

Atrium London Lighting Store

Centrepoint Store Building in England design by Studio RHE architects, UK

19 Aug 2011

Design: Studio RHE

Atrium London Lighting store UK

Atrium Store at Centrepoint

For the last twenty years, ‘Atrium’ has been located in the base of the Centrepoint tower, the iconic building that once held the title of the tallest building in London.

Recently ‘Atrium’ has made a professional move away from modern furniture supply to selling the finest lighting products – a move that needed both explanation and celebration.

Atrium London Lighting shop

This then lead to a design Brief that required an interactive open space, with a central reception area that could very easily be converted into a darkened showroom.

‘Studio RHE’ reacted to the Brief by designing a carefully choreographed intertwined space which utilizes a series of rotating, interlocking, hinged, jig‐sawed wall panels that transform the bright day‐lit space to a darkened showroom with a simple twist.

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These rotating walls allow natural light to be played with throughout the day as well as adding an ever changing frontage to the streetscape of St. Giles Circus.

This theatrical transformation will let ‘Atrium’ demonstrate their range of ‘Soft Architecture’ lighting by FLOS. ‘Studio RHE’ has emphasized this by arranging a rich mix of tactile materials from high gloss resin to reclaimed Yara timber sleepers. This has been done whilst keeping to a simple palette of predominantly a clean white, accentuated by a bright acid green used throughout the edges as a luminous highlight.

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Finally an darkened ‘inner sanctum’ meeting space has been created with colour change lighting control wheels and integrally plastered fittings within the walls. These complete the showroom experience before returning to the beautifully fitted central kinetic bar at the heart of the space.

The design direction is continued through the entire space to the Offices above where desks are arranged along a diagonal show wall with integrated screens and net surfing booths that look out over the double height showroom and plaza.

The works started in January 2011 with Completion in June 2011 and an opening party in mid‐ July.

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Atrium London – Building Information

Design: Studio RHE
Lighting: Atrium, FLOS
Main Contractor: ISM Design Ltd.
Resin Flooring: Senso Floors

Photographs: Bjarte Rettedal

Atrium Store London images / information from Studio RHE, architects

Atrium Lighitng – Address: Centre Point 22-24 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8TA

Contact Atrium London: 020 7681 9933

Opening Hours: Open Mon-Thu 9am-6pm; Fri 9am-5pm

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Location: 22-24 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8TA, UK

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