How existing properties can be given new purpose —Oluwadare
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Lagos-based commercial interior designer Micah G. Oluwadare shows how a former residential staff-quarters building was transformed into a functional corporate technology workspace for Capricorn Digital Limited, demonstrating the potential of adaptive reuse in commercial real estate.
As businesses across Lagos State seek functional and adaptable workplaces, commercial interior designer Micah G. Oluwadare has demonstrated how existing properties can be given new purpose through thoughtful interior transformation.
Citing the Capricorn Digital Limited project, Oluwadare, founder and principal designer of Buckeye Interior Limited, explained how a former residential staff-quarters building was converted into a corporate technology workspace without demolishing the existing structure.
The transformation incorporated workstations, meeting spaces, technology-related areas and spaces that encourage staff interaction, with careful attention to circulation, furniture arrangement, lighting, acoustics and privacy alongside the company’s functional requirements and corporate identity.
Oluwadare believes the interior of a commercial property should be considered an important part of its overall value. He said the goal is not simply to make a space attractive, but to understand how people use the space and make the available property work better for them.
The project illustrates a broader shift in how existing commercial buildings can be viewed: not simply as fixed structures, but as spaces with the potential to evolve alongside the businesses that occupy them, providing an alternative to new construction in a tight market.