Category: Insights design

The difference between Cat A, Cat B & Cat A+ office fit outs

Splendid Complete London Office Fit Out

If you are soul-searching for the perfect business location or considering refurbishing your current workspace, you will likely encounter industry-specific terminology and confusing jargon along the way. Don’t worry; we’re here to help navigate you through it.  Cat A? Cat B? Shell and Core? This article tells you everything you need to know about the various… Read more »

Three things we’ve learnt designing office space for charities

In this post our co-founder Joe shares his insight on designing the perfect office space for foundations and charities.   1. Design without limits, then design again   Budget is of course a restraint on projects and life! That said, it shouldn’t shape a project entirely. Working with charities who naturally want to use their… Read more »

What is Cat A office space and what are the benefits?

When starting the process of finding new office space, there’s a chance you’ll hear a fair bit of industry jargon.  If you’ve reached the stage of discussing and deciding on an office fit out, there are two main types: Cat A and Cat B. In this article we look in more detail at what Cat… Read more »

Embracing Sustainable Office Design

As the world changes at rapid pace, sustainability has become a top priority for businesses across all industries. Sustainable Office Design in London   At Soul Spaces, we are proud to be at the forefront of this movement, revolutionising our corner of the office space industry with a sustainable, green approach.   Recycling to Refresh… Read more »

Soul Spaces, Why, How, Where Next!

  For any venture or idea the why has to be the most important thing. Why we started Soul Spaces? There are a few why’s but I think the key one was we were tired of working for soul-less establishments and thought we could do better and in many ways, we already have. Our google… Read more »

The impact of indoor plants in the workplace

Plants are all around us, in nature, in the cities, and in our homes. For a couple of years now, companies are requesting biophilic areas in their workspaces as independent design assets. From human-sized plants used as spatial dividers to tiny pots to put on meeting tables, indoor plants are not just trendy, they are… Read more »

Workplace Design and Trends

Clara our Interior design and furniture consultant gave her expert view on the current workplace design and trends that she is seeing and also what she thinks really makes an attractive but functional workplace.  Here is what she had to say.

What does the workplace mean to you?

Montreal Associates Office Space

The ‘workplace’ and its benefits are different for everyone.  What individuals get from their place of work can really impact their day-to-day life as well as their work productivity. As a Co-founder of a young start up, we thought we would ask Joe ‘what the workplace means to him and his business’.

Project Q&A – The Kite Factory

The Kite Factory came to us to re-work their existing London office space. The space was a pre-covid workplace and needed amplifying and modernising to suit the needs for a post-covid world.

Foundations: Lessons From My Early Career

On the 14th of January 2013 I collected the keys for a 3rd floor office in Hatton Garden along with some construction drawings I could barely make sense of, unbeknown to me at the time, my life was about to change.