The refurbishment of The White Building has been designed by David Kohn Architects with sustainability strategies designed by Exploration Architecture. The public realm works have been designed by Muf Architecture/Art.

The building started life as sweet factory and was most recently a print works. The design team strategy was to retain the industrial feel of the building and create a multi-functional, flexible series of spaces within. Their competition winning entry proposed that The White Building be a space for creativity that:

1 Is built by local people for local people
2 Foregrounds the pleasures of making
3 Resonates with the history of the area
4 Works with the existing building fabric
5 Demonstrates innovative sustainable design
6 Is realised affordably and quickly
7 Shows a past and future London at the Olympics

Wherever possible local suppliers, manufacturers and artists have been engaged on the project e.g. signage throughout and on the building has designed by leading graphic designers and illustrators, Modern Activity