Bow Bells House

Summary : We were appointed by IKON to work alongside White Red Architects and developer client Fabrix to deliver value through a full FF&E programme throughout all reception, common parts and terrace spaces.

Few London addresses carry as much history as Bread Street. Cheapside was the City's main market for centuries, and its side streets were named after what was sold there: Bread Street, Milk Street, Honey Lane. The English Poet, John Milton, was born a few doors away in 1608. Next door stands St Mary-le-Bow, rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of 1666. To be a true Cockney, you had to be born within earshot of its bells. They were destroyed in the Blitz and recast after the war, and they still ring over Cheapside today.

Bow Bells House was completed in 2007, with Portland stone elevations and a public route opening onto the churchyard. Twenty years on, occupiers expect more: lower carbon, better amenity, and arrival spaces that feel closer to a hotel lobby than a corridor with a security desk. Fabrix took on the building's renewal with White Red Architects to deliver exactly that, without losing its sense of place. OW-N delivered the full FF&E package across reception, common parts and terraces. We handled scheduling, selection, procurement, delivery and installation, working closely with White Red to protect the design intent and the developer's budget. Bow Bells House now matches its address: nine centuries of Cheapside history, with spaces that work properly for the next twenty years.