Commissioned by the GLA and the LEAP following the advice of the Mayor of London’s Workspace Advisory Group, Architecture 00 have produced a pamphlet to provide propositional guidance on how new flexible workspace can be brought forward through the repurposing of existing high street buildings. The changing economies for the retail sector, alongside the shifting patterns of how and where people choose to work, highlight significant opportunities to bring back into use vacant retail spaces, while providing flexible workspaces closer to where people live.
Through four scenarios, and based on input from a host of industry experts, this pamphlet provides practical guidance and propositions for a reimagination of the relationships between landlords, tenants, operators, and local authorities, with the purpose of reducing the risk profile of vacant units, while ensuring that high street assets create social value by making space accessible for local business and enterprise.
