MCMStudios

As both architect and occupier, MCM Studios approached the project with a detailed understanding of how the new spaces would be used. The brief called for small, acoustically controlled rooms that could sit within the wider studio without feeling visually detached from it.

Three enclosed call rooms provide privacy for client conversations, while two larger meeting rooms support longer discussions and collaborative work. The glazed elevations preserve the visual character of the studio, with the Shoreditch Edition framework introducing a stronger graphic rhythm across the new interventions.

Revolution 54 double-glazed partitioning was specified with the Shoreditch Edition T-bar framework, giving the meeting and call rooms a more defined architectural presence. The applied aluminum bands create a regular pattern across the glass while retaining the comparatively narrow profile of the system.

Edge Symmetry double-glazed doors were integrated into the elevations to support the acoustic performance of the enclosed rooms. Their framing aligns with the surrounding partitioning, allowing the doors and fixed glazing to read as one coordinated composition rather than separate components.

The compact scale of the rooms required close coordination between Optima, EC1 Build and joinery contractor Nested Living. Interfaces between the partitioning and bespoke joinery were developed around precise tolerances, ensuring the different materials aligned cleanly within the completed interior.

For MCM Studios, the project became a practical demonstration of the design principles it applies to client work: considered material choices, close collaboration and spaces shaped around how people actually use them. The completed rooms bring privacy and acoustic control into the studio without losing the openness and visual continuity of the wider workplace.