Historic Precedents
This is a database of workhome precedents. It is a work in progress: the Workhome Project has thousands more buildings that will be loaded over the coming months. Over time each record will be expanded to include more images and text.
We invite you to send us workhomes to add to this resource, historic or contemporary and from anywhere in the world. Please email us here: workhome@londonmet.ac.uk.
You are encouraged to browse. The list can be sorted by name of building, date, location and architect. It can also be filtered according to the three principles we think may be most useful, 'type of workplace', 'spatial strategy' and 'dominant function'.
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SuburbanstudioSpatial strategy: Live-nearby Dominant function: Home-dominated |
2010 | UK, , London suburb | Ashton Porter | |
Ikushima LibraryType: library Spatial strategy: Live-with Dominant function: Home-dominated |
2008 | Japan , Tokyo | Atelier Bow-Wow | |
House and Atelier Bow-WowType: atelier Spatial strategy: Live-with Dominant function: Work-dominated |
2005 | Japan , Tokyo | Atelier Bow-Wow | |
Gae HouseType: office Spatial strategy: Live-with Dominant function: Home-dominated |
2003 | Japan , Tokyo | Atelier Bow-Wow and Tsukamoto Laboratory | |
Eames House, Pacific Palisades, USAType: studio Spatial strategy: Live-nearby Dominant function: Equal-status |
1949 | USA , LA , Pacific Palisades | Charles and Ray Eames | |
Photographer's transforming workhomeType: transforming space Spatial strategy: Live-with Dominant function: Home-dominated |
2004 | UK , London , Hackney | CZWG | |
Natural strips IIType: shop Spatial strategy: Live-adjacent Dominant function: Equal-status |
2005 | Japan , Tokyo | EDH and Masahiro Ikeda | |
St Paul's Studios, Baron's Court, LondonType: studio Spatial strategy: Live-with Dominant function: Work-dominated |
1890 | UK, , London , Baron's Court | Frederick Wheeler | |
Spitalfields MarketType: market Spatial strategy: Live-adjacent Dominant function: Work-dominated |
1893 | UK , London , Spitalfields | George Sherrin | |
Chauffeur's workhomeType: garage Spatial strategy: Live-adjacent Dominant function: Equal-status |
1928 | Netherlands , Utrecht | Gerrit Rietveld | |
Morrison HouseSpatial strategy: Live-nearby Dominant function: Home-dominated |
2000 | UK , London , Hackney | Hawkins\Brown | |
Sydney Close StudiosType: studio Spatial strategy: Live-with Dominant function: Work-dominated |
1850 | UK , London | Henry Smith | |
Y HouseType: study Spatial strategy: Live-with Dominant function: Home-dominated |
2003 | Japan , Chita | Kei'ici Irie + Power Unit Studio | |
Ozenfant's atelierType: studio Spatial strategy: Live-adjacent Dominant function: Equal-status |
1922 | France , Paris | Le Corbusier | |
Maison PlaneixType: studio Spatial strategy: Live-with Dominant function: Equal-status |
1927 | France , Paris | Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret |