Solution
The existing staff kitchen and breakout inadequate in size and was underutilised as employees were deterred from socialising and gathering together to share meals in the space. Our Workplace Strategy team developed a clear vision following a 'Direction Setting' phase, pulling the right questions to the surface and creating stabilising principles that our Design team were able to conceptualise.
Taking advantage of the shutdown period over Christmas 2019, we worked closely with the internal project team, to ensure the new design addressed all previous challenges around space optimisation and cultural wellbeing. We also worked alongside our clients' Marketing team to develop a finishes palette that reflected their visual identity, promoting their new space as an extension of their retail stores.
A large open plan front of house area showcases a bespoke reception desk, a generous waiting area, drop in collaboration booths, hydration station and a variety of meeting and training rooms. This space continues with smaller meeting rooms, focus rooms and a filming room, which lead towards the open plan workspace, kitchen and breakout.
The training room is accessible from both the reception and breakout, providing a multipurpose space which can be used for more formal training sessions and informal large social events. The kitchen space is large and incorporates many different seating styles and moveable furniture.
The new workspace is open plan, allowing all employees to spill out and collaborate between teams. The design incorporates ‘drop in’ hot desks, collaboration booths, casual meeting areas and a variety of smaller and larger meeting spaces. By uniting these different spaces, employees have the flexibility to work from a variety of zones depending on their style of work, while also having their individually assigned desk.
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