An Expanded London Office for MarketAxess

Architecture and design firm Spacesmith has completed an expansion for global financial technology company MarketAxess. The new 17,000-square-foot office in London delivers a high-performance hub created for open communication, collaboration, and innovation. Completed in partnership with design-build contractor Morgan Lovell, the expansion of the 12th-floor offices at 5 Aldermanbury Square reflects the MarketAxess team’s vision for the next generation of fintech. Spacesmith has a longstanding relationship with the leadership at MarketAxess, having completed four major projects for the company, including the U.S headquarters that opened in New York’s Hudson Yards in 2019. The workplace captures the company ethos, but it has a touch of British flair. We maintained elements similar to those found in the New York office, but we laid out the space to maximize the views of St. Paul’s Cathedral and the surrounding urban environment. We also brought in some features that made it distinctly more English. There …