The Living Rooms is a new flexible workspace at the centre of a major financial institution’s London headquarters.
Inspired by coworking, the project transformed an underused space to create a flexible work landscape for mobile and home-working staff to touch down, meet and work without needing to occupy fixed desks.
The space is designed to reflect the movement of the sun through the day, with three workspace zones of dawn, day and dusk wrapping around a shared atrium garden and cafe, which creates a new heart for the building. These workspaces are tied together by a sinuous circulation route that subtly guides people around the floor. A soft and natural interior scheme used throughout is designed to support wellbeing and productivity.
We provided fully ergonomic, height adjustable desks, shared kitchen style desks, partially or fully enclosed individual work positions, scrum areas, flexible meeting spaces and quiet, mobile-free zones. An app was developed to track use and visualise the availability of desk space in real time.
It`s unique design offers a whole new workplace experience by bringing together technology, interior design, furniture, materials, graphics and planting in a welcoming and human-centric space.
