First office fit-out to take place at 24-acre mixed-use district

Commercial design and build specialist, Design Tonic, has been appointed by Devonshires Solicitors as build and fit-out partner for its new office in Leeds city centre.

Currently located at Whitehall Riverside, the firm has taken up 6,500 sq ft of space in Aire Park, where it will move its entire Leeds operation in the spring. 

The office will be the first fit-out to take place at 1 & 3 South Brook Street, which are the first office buildings to be completed at the 24-acre development, located in the South Bank area.

Design Tonic will collaborate with Blue Bottle architecture and design. Once work on on the interior is complete, it will feature open plan workspaces, meeting rooms and communal facilities. Furnishings will be supplied by furniture design consultancy OW-N.

Design Tonic director and co-founder, Amanda Cook, said: “We are pleased to be appointed by Devonshires to fit-out its new Leeds office at Aire Park.

“The development is an outstanding mixed-use location providing an extremely high standard of office space and we are very pleased to be the team creating the first new workspace here.”

Devonshires head of facilities, Sam Forman, said: “After a period of rapid growth, moving to a new home at Aire Park is a significant investment for the business.

“We are committed to providing an exceptional space for our people and our clients and one that will serve us for many years to come.

“We have been extremely impressed with Design Tonic’s approach and expertise and are happy to have the team on board with us to deliver this project.”

Masterplanned by real estate organisation Vastint, Aire Park is a mixed-use district, centred around an eight-acre park.

Vastint property manager, Hannah Rhodes, added: “It is hugely exciting for us to see Devonshires get underway with its relocation to Aire Park and be our first occupied tenants.

“The plans for its office space are very impressive and we are looking forward to seeing Design Tonic’s highly skilled team bring them to life.”