Simon James Design is a leading voice in contemporary furniture and homewares. Their Newmarket flagship, situated on Osborne Lane, uses modernist art as a point of departure to create a refined canvas from which to showcase a growing international brand stable.

The existing 60-sqm site – previously a lean-to – had limited visibility from the street despite a prominent corner position. Large punctuations were created in the façade and sill heights of existing windows dropped to create a more vibrant and engaging shopfront while allowing generous natural light deep into the space. The resulting ceiling geometries were treated with a two-tone specialist plaster finish to diminish their apparent architectural complexity and fill the space with an unexpected and uplifting textural quality.