THE VISION

A NEW VISION

Welcome to the building
that redefined how work and
workplaces should be.

A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

A smart system

SYSTEMS takes inspiration from its past as the home of the first supercomputer to lead a new age of regenerative design.

Equipped with cutting-edge building systems and powered by “self-generated energy” to create a fully integrated network of service, amenity, technology and nature.

SYSTEMS isn’t just keeping up with the times; it’s setting the pace. Redefining what it means to work in a space that’s as intelligent as it is pioneering.

A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

An eco system

SYSTEMS re-imagines the workspace as a vibrant and peaceful environment that respects and preserves the earth, while putting its occupiers wellness and wellbeing at the forefront.

Tiered green terraces bring nature into your daily routine. The carefully considered approach to planting sparks creativity, fosters collaboration and seamlessly connects the workspace with its leafy surroundings.

This isn’t just a building; it’s a fully integrated eco system designed to nurture wellbeing and inspiration.

A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

A social system

SYSTEMS is an environment where people are empowered to unite, collaborate and thrive in a space meticulously designed around their needs.

The ground floor café and events space, the bright and flexible workspaces and the rooftop pavilion offer the perfect atmosphere to enhance user experience.

Here, the environment adapts to you, creating an ideal setting for innovation and meaningful collaboration.

A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

A smart system

SYSTEMS takes inspiration from its past as the home of the first supercomputer to lead a new age of regenerative design.

Equipped with cutting-edge building systems and powered by “self-generated energy” to create a fully integrated network of service, amenity, technology and nature.

SYSTEMS isn’t just keeping up with the times; it’s setting the pace. Redefining what it means to work in a space that’s as intelligent as it is pioneering.

A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

An eco system

SYSTEMS re-imagines the workspace as a vibrant and peaceful environment that respects and preserves the earth, while putting its occupiers wellness and wellbeing at the forefront.

This isn’t just a building; it’s a fully integrated eco system designed to nurture wellbeing and inspiration.

A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

A social system

SYSTEMS is an environment where people are empowered to unite, collaborate and thrive in a space meticulously designed around their needs.

The ground floor café and events space, the bright and flexible workspaces and the rooftop pavilion offer the perfect atmosphere to enhance user experience.

Here, the environment adapts to you, creating an ideal setting for innovation and meaningful collaboration.

THE NEXT GENERATION

General Projects, Neo Capital and Buckley Gray Yeoman are spearheading a reinvention that honours the building’s rich history while integrating a new set of ecological, technological, and social systems to create a new blueprint for next-generation workspace.

1936/37

Completed in 1937 as part of J. Lyons & Co’s Cadby Hall complex, SYSTEMS was one of the most advanced office buildings of its era. Designed under the guidance of John Simmons, an expert in office systems who later led the LEO computer project, it embodied modern innovation and efficiency.

AHEAD OF ITS TIME

Prioritised comfort and efficiency with open-plan offices and underfloor heating.
Cloakrooms equipped with drying apparatus for coats and hats.
Tea room for morning and afternoon breaks, with drinking fountains on each floor.
Draught-free windows featuring patterned glass to enhance productivity.
A telephone booth allowing staff to make private calls at reduced rates.
Power points at each desk to accommodate new office equipment as needed.

1951

J. Lyons & Co was the first company in the world to see that computer systems could be used to make businesses more efficient. Developing the revolutionary LEO (Lyons Electric Office) they used it to run the world’s first real-time office application. The computer occupied most of the second floor.

Margaret Thatcher was employed as a research chemist at Cadby Hall.

1966

By now, the whole of the second floor and part of the third floor, was taken up by computers and support staff.

1982

IBM installed an electronic telephone exchange system in the building to service Cadby Hall.

C. 1993

EMI move into the building, bringing with them some of the largest bands of the era. Record deals were signed by the likes of Blur, Radiohead, Kylie and Coldplay.

2026