The 2026 Workspace Design Awards celebrated the best in contemporary workplace design on 25 February at the Business Design Centre in London. The ceremony, held within the Insights Lounge designed by Peldon Rose, brought together architects, designers, occupiers, and industry leaders to honour projects that are redefining the way workspaces are experienced.
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Hosted by Alys Bryan, Editorial and Marketing Director of Design Insider, and Anna King, Founder of Informare, the event highlighted projects demonstrating bold thinking, technical excellence, and meaningful impact across the workplace sector. All entries were reviewed by a distinguished panel of corporate occupiers, developers, workplace strategists, and design leaders from organisations including Knight Frank, Savills, GSK, AXA XL, Turner & Townsend, Zendesk, Sanofi, JLL, Arcadis, Reckitt, WPP, Amazon, Arup, Landsec, The FA Premier League, and Fidelity International, ensuring a rigorous and occupier-led judging process.
The winners of the 2026 Workspace Design Awards included Northern Energy HQ by Studio 93 Ltd as Best Concept Workplace Project of the Year, Investec Client Experience by tp bennett as Best Coworking or Flexspace Design, Uncommon Holborn by Uncommon as Best Workplace Retrofit Project, OSMO by EPR Architects as Office Design of the Year over 3000 sqm, M Moser London Living Lab by M Moser Associates as Office Design of the Year under 3000 sqm, 1 Triton Square by Piercy & Company and Arup as Smart Workplace of the Year, Ecosurety by Interaction as Sustainable Workplace Design of the Year, and Sanofi M Station by Gensler as Workplace Experience Design of the Year. The awards formed a key highlight of the 2026 Workspace Design Show, the UK's leading exhibition dedicated to workplace interiors and design innovation.
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Mute served as Headline Sponsor and Networking Party Sponsor, playing a central role in supporting the awards. Szymon Rychlik, Founder and CEO of Mute, expressed enthusiasm for the opportunity to connect with the industry and witness the exceptional calibre of projects shaping the future of workplace design. Esha Bark-Jones, Event Director of Workspace Design Show, noted that the response from the industry, the quality of entries, and the standard of the winning projects reflected a strong appetite to recognise excellence, collaboration, and innovation within the workplace design community. All winners received specially designed 3D-printed trophies created by CECOCECO, shaped as a sculptural "W" symbolising collaboration while minimising material waste, combining terrazzo-inspired and wood-grain finishes to capture the warmth of natural materials without their environmental cost.
The awards were supported by industry partners including Mute, Ojmar, Modulyss, Oscar Acoustics, and CECOCECO. The Workspace Design Show is scheduled to return to the Business Design Centre in London on 25–26 February 2026, featuring over 500 workplace products, 120+ speakers, and immersive installations, with more than 5,000 workplace decision-makers expected to attend.
More information:
The Workspace Design Show
www.workspaceshow.co.uk
