The Courtyard
MOORGATE, LONDON EC2M
THE PROJECT —
One Embankment Place: Corporate Headquarters & Workplace Architecture
There are office buildings that function. And then there are those that speak — of ambition, of permanence, of an organisation that understands that the spaces it inhabits are inseparable from the values it projects. One Embankment Place is the latter.
Conceived and delivered entirely by T&V Architects — from the first urban strategy to the final specification of every material threshold — this large-scale corporate campus sets a new benchmark for workplace architecture on the Victoria Embankment. It is a project of genuine civic consequence: a multi-level complex whose master plan engages the surrounding city with the generosity and spatial intelligence that only comes from a practice with deep international experience across multiple typologies and geographies.
“A building that holds the city and the individual in equal regard — and designs for both with equal intelligence.”
T&V ARCHITECTS
THE ATRIUM — HEART OF THE BUILDING
Six Levels in Dialogue
T&V Architects conceived a full-height atrium at the heart of the complex — a volume of extraordinary civic generosity that connects all floors through a continuous sculptural staircase in pale timber. This is not a circulation element. It is the building’s social infrastructure.
The glazed roof above floods the atrium with diffused daylight at every hour, while stone-clad gallery balustrades at each level maintain a material consistency that gives the space the coherence of a single architectural gesture sustained across multiple floors.
A workplace atrium of this scale and ambition is among the most technically demanding interior environments in contemporary architecture. The challenge lies not in the void itself, but in the surfaces that define it: every balustrade, every soffit, every transition between stone and timber must be resolved with the same precision as a piece of cabinetry if the space is to retain its authority at close range as much as from a distance.
The scale of this undertaking reflects T&V Architects’ deep experience in large-format, high-complexity commissions carried out at an international level. The practice maintains full authorship and control across every phase of delivery — from initial concept and spatial strategy, through planning, material procurement, contractor coordination, and construction oversight to completion.
VERTICAL CIRCULATION — LIFT LOBBIES
The Standard of Arrival, Maintained at Every Level
The lift lobbies at The Courtyard, Moorgate were designed with the conviction that quality of arrival must not be diluted as one moves deeper into a building. Travertine wall cladding of exceptional grain, dark bronze lift doors, and a precision linear lighting system that draws the eye toward a planted focal point — the result is a sequence of spaces that would sit comfortably in the finest hotel.
T&V Architects sourced every material through its established network of premier Italian and European suppliers — the same exacting standard the practice applies to every commission at every scale.
DESIGN APPROACH & METHODOLOGY
From Concept to Completion — Full Authorship at Every Phase
At the apex of The Courtyard, Moorgate, the executive suite occupies its own world entirely. Walnut-lined walls, full-height curtains modulating extraordinary views across the City, and bespoke joinery throughout combine to create an office environment that would sit comfortably in the finest private residence. T&V Architects conceived these floors with the same rigour and material intelligence that the practice brings to its residential commissions — because at this level, the distinction between the two has ceased to be relevant.
For private clients and high-end developers seeking a practice capable of delivering projects of this scale and calibre — from concept to completion, across any programme and any geography — T&V Architects offer the design vision of a boutique studio backed by the technical depth and international track record of a practice that has never once confused complexity with compromise.
