Edgar Mews, Bath.
3 Edgar Mews is an abandoned large unit situated down a small street off of Bartlett Street Quarter and located directly behind a row of retail units and housing on George Street.
Edgar Mews location is central to Bath and is surrounded by a large number of small independent retailers, galleries and coffee shops.
The front facade is constructed from Bath stone with three large window openings, a double door set and a lift shaft that allows access to the flat roof on the third level and vaulted basement.
Edgar Mews has been designed to be as open plan as possible with lots of alternative work settings to foster collaboration and bonding between local businesses and entrepreneurs.
A mixture of rentable studios, open collaborative spaces and break out areas have been spread out over the four floors. Workers can choose where to work from any of the agile working areas. Each level has been designed and planned to allow all users to work in different environments that suit them.
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Sectioned level breakdown & zoning of spaces throughout the building
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Ground Floor
Ground floor of Edgar Mews consists of large and small rentable spaces (yearly) for start up businesses to use at a fraction of the price compared to other retail units within the Bath area.
Each unit has an individual sky light to allow for maximum natural light inside. Focus booths are located between every other booth to break up the space and allow users to work outside their units.
The existing lift shaft has been redesigned to house the new staircase and allow light to travel to each floor.
Texture . Collaboration . Agile . Focus . Light .
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Basement Floor
Basement floor of Edgar Mews has been designed as a quiet work station area with a collection of darker, moody and textured materials.
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Basement Floor
The main central area of the basement floor has a total of 16 fixed desks and a collection of different soft seating options for agile working.
The booths along the back wall were designed at an angle and designed to fit into the curvature of the ceiling and each booth is surrounded by artificial planting and up-lighting.
A large tea point with dining area and bar height seating is located near to the main staircase alongside a curtained collaboration meeting room that doubles as dining seating when not in use.
The colour scheme and mood is vastly contrasted to the ground and first floor, to create a variety of different working areas and settings.
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Basement Floor
The first floor is an open plan layout with a mix of collaboration furniture, such as, booths, armchairs with laptop tables, sit/stand desks and writable surfaces.
The plan shows the sky lights which are located on the ground floor roof.
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Second Floor
The second floor is an added extension to the current building shape, making use of the existing lift shaft shell that is located on the second floor.
Bi-folding doors allows this floor to double as an open roof terrace and a communal tea point area if the weather permits. The outdoor seating is mirrored inside to create a link between the interior and exterior.