20 Triton Street is British Land's new head office, part of Regent's Place in London. As part of its wider workplace strategy, British Land relocated its headquarters from Seymour Street to a building on one of its own campuses for the very first time. The brief was to create an environment that champions sustainability and innovation in workplace design, while reflecting British Land's values and its vision for the future of the office.

We were appointed to manage the furniture and design requirements across two design teams. Thirdway delivered the main fit-out, and Barr Gazetas focused on bespoke areas, including the reception, atrium and client meeting rooms. Our scope covered the outdoor area, lobby, communal atrium and the two office floors dedicated to British Land, delivered over eight months from appointment to completion.

The project set ambitious sustainability targets, including 100% reuse of office chairs and a commitment to working predominantly with local British manufacturers and SMEs. Task chairs can account for more than half the embodied carbon of a furniture package. We sourced more than 300 pre-owned chairs through our network of circular suppliers, assessing every chair for quality and refurbishing where required. This cut their embodied carbon by around 80% compared with buying new, and builds on the remanufactured task chairs we specified at neighbouring 1 Triton Square.

The project also championed local craftsmanship and circular design, with makers such as Fallen & Felled and Spared featured throughout the scheme, with a boardroom table made from a tree that fell naturally within two miles of Regent’s Place. The result is a head office that puts British Land's sustainability principles into practice, showing that fit-out can deliver far more than a new workplace.