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Entrance hall with tiled reception plinth, digital floorplan totem and a halo pendant, cafe seating beyond

Nº 0003 · 2 August 2026

Synthesia Offices – London

Thirdway lays out a knowledge hub for AI video company Synthesia at Regent's Place, running from Library calm to the Spaceship's ring-lit collaboration circle.

Location
London, United Kingdom
Designer
Thirdway
Photographer
Peter Ghobrial
Size
20,000 sq ft · 1,858 m²
Sector
Technology
Year
2025

Synthesia, one of the biggest names in British AI, took 20,000 sq ft at British Land’s Regent’s Place in London’s Knowledge Quarter for its new headquarters, with Thirdway as design and build partner. The brief asked for a knowledge hub: purpose-driven zones for different modes of work, balancing the company’s brand with the landlord’s asset standards.

The floor opens socially. Reception, a tiled pantry bar, lounge seating and a games corner share one hall beneath a halo pendant, with a digital floorplan totem pointing the way. Meeting rooms with futurist names (Pulse, Nova, Spark) line the window bays alongside open desking, lockers and phone booths, and everywhere the planting is generous. At the centre of the open plan sits The Spaceship: a circular collaboration space beneath a navy canopy with glowing light rings, wrapped in sheer curtains.

The quietest move is the best one. The Library, a solo-work zone in dark green and ecru, pairs backlit oak shelving with felt privacy screens and lounge chairs, giving heads-down work a room of real character. A navy-trimmed boardroom completes the set, with Synthesia’s brand blue woven subtly through furniture and screens.

Entrance hall with tiled reception plinth, digital floorplan totem and a halo pendant, cafe seating beyond
The social entrance: reception, cafe and lounge in one hall Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Reception desk and digital totem with drinks fridges and high tables to one side, lounge seating to the other
Reception with the pantry and lounge behind Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Curved reception desk in pale grey tiles with the Synthesia logo, digital floor directory alongside
The tiled reception desk and floor directory Photography: Peter Ghobrial
High table with stools beside white doors, the pantry and lounge in the distance
Touchdown table outside the meeting rooms Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Curved navy and ivory sofas around timber coffee tables, a foosball table by the windows
The social lounge at the heart of the floor Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Curved banquette and planters facing twin screens and a letterboard, coffee point alongside
Breakout by the events wall and coffee point Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Foosball table and mint banquette beneath a letterboard and twin branded screens
The games corner of the social hub Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Pebble-shaped sofas and cafe tables under a field of globe pendants, the pantry bar beyond
The social hub, set for everything from coffee to town halls Photography: Peter Ghobrial
White-tiled pantry bar with cane-back stools, lounge seating and planting either side
The pantry bar anchors the social floor Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Coffee bar with rattan-backed stools beside a sage sofa and palms, an arched light glowing on the wall
Coffee corner by the window Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Tea point with tiled splashback and long shelf, curved booth seating and planting to the right
Tea point and booths Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Two semi-circular booths built into walnut joinery with planters, facing the window line
Booth seating along the windows Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Looking down on two semi-circular booths with round white tables, coffee and a noughts-and-crosses set
The booths from above Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Open workspace with white desks and timber lockers, a navy circular canopy with ring lights beyond
Desks alongside The Spaceship, the circular collaboration space Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Circular collaboration space beneath a navy canopy with ring lighting, wrapped in sheer curtains and planting
The Spaceship behind its curtain line Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Circular lounge under two glowing light rings, navy armchairs and curved sofas around a round table
Inside The Spaceship Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Rows of desks beneath a suspended disc with light rings, a curved planted credenza behind
Open plan working under the second ring Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Cream boucle sofas and a pouf facing twin branded screens, a foosball table at the window
The lounge by the events screens Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Open workspace with sit-stand desks and timber lockers, a row of black phone booths along the wall
Desks and phone booths, work zone Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Corridor past black-framed glass meeting rooms named Pulse and Nova, open desks and planted lockers to the right
Meeting rooms line the window bays Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Meeting room with timber table, taupe chairs and a video screen beneath a rectangular light halo
One of the futurist-named meeting rooms: Pulse, Nova, Spark Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Tea point beside three black phone booths, curved sofas gathered around an oak table
Phone booths and the tea point Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Warm library with backlit oak shelving, deep green lounge chairs and a communal work table
The Library, the solo-work zone in dark green and ecru Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Communal ash table with felt privacy screens and velvet chairs between walls of backlit shelving
Focused work at the Library table Photography: Peter Ghobrial
The Library toward its lounge corner, green wing chairs beneath framed artwork
The Library lounge Photography: Peter Ghobrial
Boardroom with a long oak table, navy dado and dual screens beneath a rectangle of light
The boardroom Photography: Peter Ghobrial

Design

Thirdway

London, United Kingdom

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