Pennington Street Warehouse wins a 2021 RIBA London Award

Published on 1 September 2021

We are very proud to announce that JTP’s self-designed studio, Pennington Street Warehouse (PSW), has won a RIBA London Award 2021.

Despite working from home forcing us to be out of our new studio for almost the same amount of time that we were able to be in it, JTP is extremely proud to have Pennington Street Warehouse recognised with this very special accolade.

Designed with people at its heart, Pennington Street Warehouse was chosen alongside 45 other winning projects which were selected by the jury after they visited all 77 shortlisted projects. The judges described PSW as an “airy, multi-level new workplace that preserves and draws out the unique character of the historic rum and spice warehouse.”

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Juxtaposing old and new is inherently beautiful, especially when, as has happened here, light, material and structure have been so well layered.

Comment from the RIBA London Award Judges

Despite a lot of speculation about the future of the workplace and conversations about what the future post-COVID office would look like, we still believe the creative and collaborative studio remains just as important as ever.

We believe that Pennington Street Warehouse challenges the preconceptions of what constitutes a workplace. It goes beyond the remarkable adaptation of a building and its commitment to sustainability. The studio symbolises something much more intangible. It is a place where we have face-to-face interactions and accidental encounters of ideas. A place where we feel a sense of belonging. A place where individuals can mentor and be mentored. In every sense, it is not just a workplace, but a place where we are able to gather to do what we love.

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The wayfinding graphics are subtle and contemporary but playfully rendered as original remnants.

Comment from the RIBA London Award Judges

As we emerge from the pandemic, we hope people share this same fondness of returning to their place of work and join us in celebrating the studio as a place that is not lost, but just changed.

Pennington Street Warehouse will now be considered for a RIBA National Award which will be announced on 9 September and from these winners, the shortlist for the Stirling Prize is subsequently drawn.

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Pennington Street Warehouse, Wapping,
London, United Kingdom

Reuse of Historic Building & Place
Stage: Completed