The Phillips Building (SOAS), London

£40.00

The Phillips Building (SOAS), London

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A modernist sanctuary, finely detailed in concrete by Spaceplay.

The Phillips Building (SOAS), London

Name: The Phillips Building (SOAS), London
Brand: Spaceplay
SKU: MINI_004
Price: 40.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£40.00

Solid Cast Concrete Model
Size: 4cm high, 7.5cm long, 6cm wide
Scale: 1:1000 (approx)
Weight: 100g

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Carry your Bloomsbury days in solid concrete. Whether you spent years in its library or found a kind of shelter in its shape, honour a quiet place that held you.

Made to order and shipped within 30 days

Designed and made in my UK studio

Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift

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All Spaceplay models are made to order and are usually made and posted within 30 days.

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UK orders usually arrive within 3 working days after posting. International orders usually arrive within 8 working days after posting, although customs and local postal services can sometimes cause delays.

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Returns

You can return unused and undamaged items within 30 days of delivery for a refund, excluding return postage costs.

If your model arrives damaged, faulty, or incorrect, please email me within 14 days of delivery with your order number and photos of the issue. I’ll arrange a free replacement to be made and posted to you.

Building Information

Location: Bloomsbury, London, UK
Architect: Denys Lasdun and Partners
Completed: 1973
Status: Still in use, Grade II listed
Brief Overview:
The Phillips Building is the main library for SOAS University of London. Designed by Denys Lasdun’s firm and completed in 1973, it embodies a restrained, human-scale modernism. Set back from the street, its horizontal massing and concrete surfaces reflect Lasdun’s evolving approach to educational buildings, balancing clarity, utility, and quiet character in the midst of Bloomsbury’s historic landscape.

Making my concrete model

Some buildings hold quiet significance—known best to those who pass through them.
The Phillips Building at SOAS is one of those places. Hidden in plain sight behind Russell Square, it rises with a certain calm confidence—clean lines, long horizontal glazing, and a rhythm of concrete and glass that feels both practical and poetic. Designed in the 1970s, it has been a silent witness to decades of study, protest, and thought.

This one sat on my list for a long time.
It doesn’t shout for attention, but it stays with you. I wanted to capture that balance—the simple form, the soft texture of the concrete, the gentle recesses of the façade. It took time to get right in miniature, but now it feels like what I hoped it would.

A small piece of Bloomsbury’s modernist heart—made to hold in your hand.

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The Phillips Building (SOAS), London

The Phillips Building miniature concrete model is a piece for anyone who spent long days in the SOAS library. Denys Lasdun's 1973 building in Bloomsbury shows the calmer, human-scale side of London Brutalism: horizontal bands of concrete and glass, set back from the street. This concrete model of the SOAS library keeps those layered lines in a 7.5cm piece that looks at home on a desk, shelf or study table. It's made for SOAS students, alumni and staff, architects who follow Lasdun across London, and anyone who loves Brutalist architecture that doesn't shout. It's a thoughtful graduation gift or gift for an architect, and it pairs well with the National Theatre model. Hand-cast in solid concrete, each miniature concrete building has real weight and its own surface.