That Workplace Experience Podcast
That Workplace Experience Podcast explores how exceptional workplaces come to life — and the people behind them. Hosted by Dan Moscrop, Founder and CEO of THEM, this series uncovers the powerful connection between brand, building, and culture, showing how well-designed spaces can transform not only day-to-day working, but businesses as a whole. With a case-study approach, each fortnight Dan visits standout workplaces and speaks with the architects, interior designers, occupiers, developers, and leaders who brought them to life. Together, they unpack the full journey — from the original brief and key design decisions to the measurable impact on employee experience and business performance.
If you’re interested in how workplaces can connect your people to your purpose and your brand to your building, That Workplace Experience Podcast is your guide to the future of office design.
That Workplace Experience Podcast
11 Belgrave Road — Designing a Modern Workplace Through Retention and Sustainability
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In the seventh episode of That Workplace Experience Podcast, host Dan Moscrop visits 11 Belgrave Road, a thoughtfully reimagined workplace in Westminster that transforms a tired post-war building into a calm, contemporary office rooted in its context.
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Joined by Lewis Benmore (Eric Parry Architects), Dan explores how the project balances retention and reinvention—working with 37% of the existing structure to reduce embodied carbon while restoring the rhythm and character of a Georgian streetscape. From a façade designed to sit quietly within its neighbours to the reintroduction of lightwells and active frontages, the building demonstrates how subtle, considered moves can have a lasting urban impact.
Together, they discuss the influence of hospitality-led thinking on workplace design, the early integration of sustainability and wellness, and the importance of creating intuitive, connected environments—from welcoming cycle entrances to sightlines that draw you through to a hidden garden at the rear. The conversation also touches on material honesty, adaptable façade design, and how landscape—both at street level and on the rooftop—can foster community and a sense of escape within the city.
Video production and camera: Calum Lindsay
Camera: Miguel Santa Clara
Illustration: Phoebe Gitsham