Sound bites: Sonos Studio launches in London's Shoreditch

Sonos Studio launches in London's Shoreditch

Sonos Studio outside view
Sonos’ second worldwide bespoke club, event and exhibition space, Sonos Studio, opens in London this weekend
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Shoreditch is one of London's hotbeds of creativity in all things design and visual - and with the arrival of the brand new Sonos Studio on Club Row, we can also add 'music' to that list. 

The modern home audio system company already has a Sonos Studio in Los Angeles and its popularity and success inspired the creation of the brand's second public studio, this time in East London. Conceived as a space that links artists with their audience; a place for musical experimentation; and a dedicated area for events and exhibition, the studio is a bona fide, all-round creative hub, accessible to all.

Visitors will not only have the chance to sample company's state-of-the-art product; the idea is that this hub will provide a platform linking 'the physical and the digital, local and global', explain Sonos, 'providing ground for prototyping innovative experiences in music, art and technology'. 

Housed in a two-storey warehouse, elegantly made over by London based design firm Brinkworth (with a visual identity by Bruce Mau), Sonos Studio features a concert space, listening rooms, work stations and a café, as well as a creative programme of events and exhibitions. 

Brinkworth kept the warehouse's industrial feel, but updated the interior to fit the new use's contemporary demands. Ceiling rafts and ground floor louvers were added to improve acoustics in the space. Tile patterns draw on Mau's design and tactile, natural materials (such as reclaimed timber floor, sourced from the old BBC Broadcast House) were employed throughout to create a welcoming, homely feel. 

For its opening celebrations this weekend, the Sonos Studio has commissioned eight artists to create new work for the space; Ewen Spencer, Sam Coldy, Manuel Sepulveda and Jack Featherstone are part of the roster, working across video, sound, sculpture and graphics. 

Beautiful interiors in hall

The two-storey warehouse will feature a concert space, listening rooms, work stations and a café, as well as a creative programme of events and exhibitions

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Relaxing place in sonos studio

The space, designed by London-based Brinkworth, aims to act as a creative hub for the area, but also a space for visitors to relax

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Beautiful black staircase with beautiful under light setting

A bright, open staircase connects the two floors and also provides a platform for artword display

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A room decorated with wooden frame wall

Special listening rooms off the Sonos Studio's main cafe and lounge areas ensure visitors can have the best acoustic experience

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Concert area with tv setting

A flexible concert area is reserved for gigs, aiming to empower artists and push musical boundaries

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Workstation for guests

The building includes special workstations, where guests can use their laptops to work and brainstorm on site

(Image credit: Edward Park)

INFORMATION

Public Opening Weekend: 26 & 27 September

ADDRESS

Sonos Studio LDN
21 Club Row, Shoreditch
London E2

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Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).