R7 is a highly flexible mixed use office building, located in Argent’s King’s Cross development. Its aims are to provide a friendly and welcoming environment with a variety of supporting spaces such as a restaurant, cinema, fitness studio, terraces and balconies. The proposals for R7 have been developed through a progressive process of consultations between Argent, the officers of London Borough of Camden and other relevant stakeholders and local bodies. The design represents a high quality, mixed use development that makes a significant and positive contribution to the public realm, in character, hierarchy and scale, whilst also creating a harmonious whole between the new and the old. An understanding of the urban context and design framework strongly guided our thinking in developing the design. The ground floor spaces have been designed specifically to engage and connect seamlessly with the surrounding buildings and public realm, rather than only serve a large corporate office space.