The Grand Press
Welcome to the Super HQ
This is London’s last industrial conversion of scale – and Canada Water’s statement
of intent. What was once Europe’s largest printers is being transformed by the sensitive architecture of Hawkins\Brown.
An industrial icon; a building born as a machine and shaped by constant reinvention – this was a building made to work. 165,000 sq ft of workspace redefining expectations for modern business.
A better future starts with the bigger picture
Astronauts experience a cognitive shift that reframes how they see the world. Known as the Big Picture Effect, it proves the power of transformative perspectives to alter our ways of thinking and acting. The Grand Press brings this phenomenon to work: a 16 acre building for big picture working. From focus floors to 35m-high breakout areas and the vast atrium at its heart, the building is soaring in its sense of space — an inspiring outlook for talent that stokes a keener sense of purpose by reminding them of their ability to affect the bigger picture. Creating such feelings is more important than ever: big changes won’t come from thinking small.
Inspiring reinvention
The Grand Press speaks volumes for business. Its story stands for resilience and renewal, defiant in its ability to keep going in new forms. Its retained industrial character embodies a gritty determination that characterises bold business. And its sheer dimension echoes the sense of scale and growth central to success.
