Orange is not the only colour

The proportions applied to the ground floors of major buildings, from principles defined by Euclid, executed by the modern greats from Palladio on, and treasured in British banking halls from the turn of the 20th Century, are reflected in New Broadcasting House. Not just to even up with the original Val Meyer building, but to give an appropriate sense of scale on entering the building.

So Director of News James Harding's insistence on a ground floor  "office" has presented an architectural conundrum. The shell is complete - it's being called "a glass enclosure", but to reach the ceiling means it's taller than it is wide, reminiscent of something that needs filling with water.

To make it look a little less like a fish-tank, swirling orange decals - brighter than most bright things on a breakfast news set - have been applied to the glass. Furniture yet to arrive...