Claydon Heeley’s recent growth has led the agency to take over the
top floor of the famous Glass Mill on Battersea Bridge. The fifth floor,
with fabulous views over London, was designed as a residential
penthouse, and partner Mark Heeley admits that the thought of a
luxurious office, complete with city panorama, did cross his mind.
In the end, however, conscience (and creative director Rob Scott) won
out and Heeley decided to hand the space over to the creative
department.
As well as offices, the space would contain a creative boardroom
epitomising the creative spirit of the agency.
Claydon Heeley called in architect Mark Innes to design a
highly-polished, specially reinforced metal floor supporting a boardroom
table to die for: 400kg of metal and wood, filled with computer
technology and gadgets, laquered and sprayed ’Claydon Heeley
purple’.
The only problem was getting it into the building. Windows were removed,
double doors dismantled and cranes hired. The whole agency watched as
the table prepared for entry. Then the police arrived and, rather
humourlessly, moved the crane on.
All appeals having failed, the most glamorous table in London was sent
back until the early hours of the following morning when the agency
finally managed to sneak it back onto Battersea Bridge and into the
building.
It looks stunning, but Mark Heeley admits that, for a while, the IKEA
catalogue’s office furniture began to look very attractive.
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