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The architect Cartwright Pickard has brought a taste of industrial chic to east London with the opening this week of its Metropolitan Works building in Whitechapel.

The 拢4.5m building is a 鈥渃reative industries centre鈥� with 拢2m of digital manufacturing machinery for use by artists, designers and architects.

A metal box clad in perforated aluminium panels, the building鈥檚 aesthetic is designed to reflect the industrial nature of the work within. On the ground floor, a frieze by designer Tom Price gives the centre a flowing illustration to contrast with the sparse functionality of its urban blocks.

The launch of Metropolitan Works is being marked with an exhibition of artworks created using the centre鈥檚 facilities, including exhibits by artists Antony Gormley and Tord Boontje. Built using off-site manufacturing methods by Mansell, the building achieved a 鈥渧ery good鈥� rating from BREEAM.