SelgasCano are also architects of Second Home’s East London bookshop Libreria opened in 2016, Second Home funded Kibera Hamlets School, Nairobi (2016), Second Home in Lisbon (2017) and most recently Second Home Holland Park (opening January 2018).
This new rooftop space has five private studios for large teams of up to 150 people (each with their own pool-filled outdoor terraces), as well as a rooftop bar, cultural venue and a public rooftop terrace with stunning views of East London. The ceiling of the large studios is covered with over 10,000 colourful felt hats, which increase the surface area and provide noise insulation to ensure a tranquil working environment.
With the addition of this new rooftop space, Second Home’s Spitalfields location has grown to 6,000 sqm – housing over 200 creative companies and organisations, including Kickstarter, Help Refugees, Artsy and Bulb.
Since Second Home opened its doors in November 2014, companies based there have created jobs at a rate 10 times faster than the national average – and every one of the five large new rooftop studios has been taken by teams that have grown in the rest of the building.
Second Home co-founder Sam Aldenton said.- “What’s so brilliant about SelgasCano’s designs is that everything has a purpose – like the way the felt hats increase the surface area of the ceiling and create a tranquil working environment for larger teams. We’re thrilled to have a such a close working relationship with our architects – it’s a truly creative partnership, and every project we do together just gets better and better.”
• Five studios for teams of up to 150 people, providing workspace for a total of 265 people
• Outdoor terrace for up to 100 people
• Five private meeting rooms
• Event space for 150 people
• Five private outdoor terraces – one for each studio
• Over 800 tropical plants – including aquatic plants
• Bar space for events and cultural venue hosting films, live music, drinks and talks
ABOUT SECOND HOME
The community at Second Home is carefully curated to ensure the broadest possible range of industries and types of organisations – including: fast-growing British creative businesses such as Visualise (virtual reality filmmakers), Threads Styling (online fashion) and Bulb (green energy); Charities and social-impact organisations like Help Refugees, the Institute of Imagination and the Syria Campaign; Technology companies such as Artsy, Kickstarter and Trint; Global corporations including Mercedes-Benz, Cushman & Wakefield, Ernst & Young, TaylorWessing, KPMG, Volkswagen, Ermenegildo Zegna.
Second Home is founded by Rohan Silva and Sam Aldenton. Rohan Silva was formerly Senior Policy Advisor to the British Prime Minister and architect of the Government’s Tech City initiative as well as key national policies to support entrepreneurship and innovation. Sam Aldenton was the founder of some of London’s most creative businesses including Dalston Roof Park, Long Table and Feast.
