Our project for BenchSci saw a empty 70s shell transformed into a beautiful, inspiring home for our Canadian client's first international office.

BenchSci’s mission is to exponentially increase the speed and quality of life-saving research and development with the use of biomedical AI. They strongly believe in hiring the best people and providing the best working environments to succeed in their goal. They wanted to have ‘the coolest office in the UK’. One that would support their staff and demonstrate their values to attract new talent.

The brief was to space plan and design a welcoming and functional destination for teams operating in a virtual-first work style and within a hybrid model of working. Aesthetically the design had to reflect BenchSci’s brand values within a workspace that staff would want to travel to; an office that would nurture and inspire; a destination.

Having talked to a number of companies, BenchSci found Trifle* and selected us for our considered, human centred approach to design.

The client recognised a synergy between our attitude towards design and their own business ethos, prioritising and truly caring for the wellbeing of people. The trust in our relationship was cemented early on and was critical in a process carried out entirely on a remote basis.

Following our recommendation, the client employed project managers Dakota who in turn appointed COEL to help build the scheme. Happily we created a strong, trusted team that delivered the project in just six months and on budget.