It was a suitable marriage to locate the offices for the Frieze Art Fair and magazine on a former playground located on the rooftop of the Grade 2 Listed Rochelle School in Shoreditch. A holistic approach was taken with Quinn Architects designing both the building and all the furniture elements within a modest and challenging budget. The new building was a product of tight restrictions; the building height was required to be within the parapet of the existing wall and construction needed to take place whilst the building was occupied. Our project involved 4 new linked pavilions with a central courtyard which created separation but with very clear visual links. The choice of external materials of grey Powder coated metal roofs with black rainwater pipes, warm red brown Iroko timber panelling and white window frames echo the colours of the surrounding historic Boundary Estate buildings. The co-ordinated heating and cooling services located within the furniture blocks was made possible through the close relationship of landlord and tenant. We also created bespoke furniture for the new office space; designed to suit the modern expectations of a working environment whilst preserving the utilitarian ethos of school furniture which has been a part of the Rochelle School since it was built in 1899.