Project

To design the first permanent home for SubCulton Watling Street in the City of London.

Action 

This is the third time we had worked with the guys at SubCult having previously designed temporary bases for them in shipping containers at Finsbury Park Avenue Sq and BoxPark Shoreditch. Both of these sites had a distinctive look based on the brand origins and identity so and it was important to carry this through to the new site.

The concept is centered around the subculture roots of the founders Ben and Gaz with references to mod culture through the use of strong graphics and clean monochrome lines.

The site is long and narrow so we divided it into 2 areas, service and seating. On the service side, the counter is over 8meters long where the sandwich is the centre piece. Customers follow their Subfrom start to finish and watch the theatre of it being produced along the way.The materials here reflect the function of the space with stainless steel and monochrome tiling. Bespoke flip menu boards hang above the counter and can be flipped by hand to change the menu offering throughout the day. A “Wrap and Roll” light box signals the end of this area as customers collect their Sub to leave or head to the seating area.

In this area the flooring changes to strippedand stained wooden boards and there is a

mix of low and high seating. The fixed stoolcovers reference the music and emblems associated

the subculture while the wall graphics chart thehirstory and impact of different movements

on culture.

Services

Services delivered by Block 1 Design on thisproject :

Full drawing pack

Implementation of project

Design production support

Landlord packs

Planning applications

Concept and visualisation

FF&E design