Camera Press, a photographic agency, needed a new headquarters building incorporating offices, a photography library and the associated Tom Blau gallery.

Panter Hudspith Architects carried out a feasibility study on an existing concrete frame warehouse building and were then retained by Camera Press when they bought the building in 1992.

In response to a very limited budget (£38/sqft) it was decided to concentrate on articulating the building’s inherent character.

The concrete frame was stripped back and cleaned. A system of untreated iroko panels was then prefabricated and inserted into the frame to complete the building enclosure. The building’s architectural quality arises from the straightforward expression of natural materials.

Budget: £400,00
Completed: 1993

Awards:
1994 Sunday Independent - “Top eight new buildings to see in London”