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Office Space - The Busworks 

Once a thriving factory that manufactured the first horse-drawn buses in the London Borough of Islington, the Omnibus factory building fell into disuse, lay unoccupied for many years and became heavily vandalised.

Philip Lancashire could see the potential of this vast, mill-like building with over 100 windows on the front elevation alone, to provide well-lit workshops and offices for what are now referred to as SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). The Busworks is one of the largest and most successful business centres in London, providing a home for over 150 businesses, employing 600 people. The building is also the most complete and longest set of Victorian industrial buildings in London.

This award winning urban regeneration architectural project integrates business space with a 300 seat theatre and a 250 seat Restaurant/Bar, hosting events that have starred comedian Rowan Atkinson and the late lamented jazz musician George Melly. 

The judges of the London Awards complimented this project’s “excellence of design to provide a pleasing appearance and good working conditions”.

The Busworks has been presented with

• The Business in the Community Environment Award, ‘in recognition of human and social responsibility and environmental quality’,

• The Business in the Community Conservation Award, presented by the Director General of the Confederation of British Industry, and

• The London Award sponsored by the London Chamber of Commerce.