MELNER ·
Kylu
Creative Office
A 1,592 sq ft creative workspace in Swiss Cottage — built around adaptive reuse, sculptural interventions, and a palette inspired by the London Underground. Interior design by Supremati.
01 — The Brief
Not a refit.
A rethinking.
Kylu is the creative workspace of a London-based entrepreneur — a space for his team and collaborators, commissioned through Supremati, the design studio behind his previous residential projects.
The brief was unconventional: design a workspace that feels personal rather than corporate, that avoids wasteful demolition, and that uses the existing structure as a starting point rather than an obstacle. The original concrete floors were retained. The industrial staircase was kept. Structural columns were reimagined as sculptural, tree-like forms — blurring the line between architecture and art.
Melner delivered the full fit-out, including the manufacture of a bespoke boardroom table designed by Supremati — shaped like a falling leaf, a quiet nod to nature within the urban context.
02 — The Concept
London Underground as visual identity.
The office sits directly above Swiss Cottage station. Supremati turned this proximity into a design feature: London Underground signage hovers above auditorium seating, paying homage to the city's transport system and anchoring the workspace in its exact location. The unmistakable red and blue iconography is offset by a palette of burgundy and light green that alternates across carefully selected furniture and finishes, creating spatial hierarchy within an otherwise stripped-back scheme.
03 — The Space
Adaptive reuse as a design principle.
Rather than strip the building back to a blank canvas, every intervention was designed as a light touch. The existing concrete floor — with all its texture and imperfection — was retained and cleaned rather than overlaid. The industrial staircase was kept as-is, becoming a character element rather than something to hide. Structural columns were wrapped and sculpted into organic, tree-like forms that rise through the space, transforming utilitarian structure into something worth looking at.
“The design aimed to eradicate the need for wasteful reconstruction — every intervention was innovative, eco-friendly, and light touch. What was already there became the foundation, not the problem.”
Melner's role extended beyond standard fit-out. The bespoke boardroom table — designed by Supremati in the shape of a falling leaf — was manufactured by Melner's joinery team and installed as the centrepiece of the main meeting space. Its organic form brings nature into a workspace that could otherwise feel purely urban.
The auditorium-style seating area, set beneath oversized London Underground roundel signage, provides an informal gathering space for team meetings and presentations. Burgundy upholstery and sage green accents create warmth against the raw concrete and exposed services above.
Throughout the project, sustainability was not an afterthought but the organising principle. By retaining and celebrating what already existed, the fit-out avoided tonnes of waste that a conventional strip-out would have generated.
Interior design: Supremati · Photography: Tom Kurek
Scope of works
- Light-touch commercial fit-out — adaptive reuse approach
- Structural column transformation — sculptural tree forms
- Bespoke boardroom table — leaf-shaped, manufactured by Melner
- London Underground-inspired signage installation
- Auditorium seating area
- Retained original concrete flooring
- Retained industrial staircase
- Bespoke joinery and FF&E throughout
- Full electrical and lighting installation
Built to last.
Nothing wasted.
Kylu proves that a workspace can be distinctive, personal, and environmentally considered — all at once. By retaining what was already there and intervening only where it mattered, Melner and Supremati delivered a fit-out that feels both crafted and responsible.
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