The hall and entrance space of London office buildings are usually carefully designed to produce an overall image, conveying the character of the tenants of the work levels above.
The 1 Stephen Street building already faces the street with an icon of reference: the large metal number 1 with recessed sectors, resting on the sidewalk like a totem indicating the entrance to the hall.
The hall has a regular rectangular form and features a luminous ceiling composed of large dome lamps with gold inner finish. Between the white ceiling and the pale flooring the vertical walls function as a figurative and materic connection, hosting various compositional episodes: an inset wooden bench that forms a large lateral niche, flush-mounted doors and a large entrance door where the number 1 seen outside is engraved on the metal in the same large size, with concentric sectors.
Together with the sculptural number 1 on the sidewalk, Marzorati Ronchetti has produced the internal full-height metal wall covering, crafted by hand for a particular materic effect, enveloping the whole space.