Bennetts Associates, working with interior designers ID:SR, has completed a new 460,000 sqft mixed-use development on the former London Fruit and Wool Exchange (LFWE) site in Brushfield Street, directly opposite Christ Church, the baroque masterpiece by Nicholas Hawksmoor.

Following an invited competition in 2009, Bennetts Associates was appointed by Exemplar Properties to redevelop the landmark Spitalfields building. The project, emerging from a design process which aimed to reinforce rather than disrupt the existing townscape, gained detailed planning consent in 2012

In 2014, ID:SR was brought on board as interior designers and workplace consultants to work with Bennetts Associates. This involved creating a consistent design quality between the exterior form and interior spaces as well as working closely with developer Exemplar to undertake occupier analysis. This approach resulted in attracting Ashurst as the anchor tenant, with ID:SR appointed to design the fit-out for the international law firm.