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“We wanted to create a space that would be instantly recognisable as Anglo-Eastern — grounded in brand identity but uplifted by gentle, sensory moments like the ship bells, maritime photography, and rippling ceiling textures.” — Lorène Faure, co-founder of Bean Buro Daniel Koh “We saw this project as an opportunity to express the poetic strength of the sea within a refined workplace environment — sculptural, confident, and deeply rooted in Anglo-Eastern’s identity.” — Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, co-founder of Bean Buro Daniel Koh Daniel Koh The Brief: Anchoring Identity Across Borders Anglo-Eastern, one of the world's leading ship management companies, commissioned us... More

JobStreet’s move to a new office was an opportunity for the leading online job portal to transition its workforce to a successful hybrid workplace and also for its interior design to better embody the firm’s brand identity and core values. Conexus Studio was tasked with creating an environment that would inspire productivity, promote collaboration and engagement, and ultimately support the culture of the company and better work-life balance of employees. The concept for the space was based on the idea of bringing the vibrancy of the ‘street’ into the office, with a focus on creating a comfortable and cohesive work environment that would support the company's employees. Kelvin Cuff In Our Natural EnvironmentTak... More

“Driven by wellbeing, the proposed solution focuses on enhancing employee interaction and connection to nature through a cascading seating platform that allows views of the surroundings. Additional features include window bay seating for panoramic views of the mountains and a meeting room designed to mimic a house in the woods, thereby blending functionality with eco-friendly design.” — Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, co-founder of Bean Buro Bean Buro   “The choice of materials - natural timber in long walls and ceilings, leather for cabinets and window seating, and cork fabric for wall coverings and cushions - reinforces our commitment to a nature-inspired design. The use of green hues reflects the nearby greenery... More

Founded in Lausanne in 2004, Realstone is a prominent player in Switzerland’s real estate investment market. Rubén P. Bescós Its headquarters, located in Lausanne, houses different teams and also welcomes the organisation’s clients and serves as a regular meeting point for collaborators from other locations. Our challenge was to upgrade the workspace to bring the team together organically, reinforce the feeling of belonging, and improve the wellbeing of the collaborators. Rubén P. Bescós By implementing strategic spatial interventions, Realstone now provides a shared work experience for all its teams and strengthens its prestige as a prominent company in the eyes of new clients. Redesignin... More

For over 130 years, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has maintained a tradition of quality and innovation in the fields of healthcare and consumer goods. Bringing this legacy to life while providing an inspiring space for collaboration and training was at the core of the mission that J&J entrusted Studio Banana with at its existing workplace in Zug. The J&J team were looking for an immersive environment where the initial spark of an idea could happen; a place to make a first impression by telling the J&J brand story, hosting town halls or launching new products and services. Our design transformed a series of anodyne transit areas into attractive and interactive spaces where permanent and visiting staff, clients and external gue... More

Warner Music Hong Kong 2.0“Music Box” “An objective we successfully achieved in this project was articulating various acoustic solutions for this music-filled workplace and allowing it to be agile and flexible.” - Lorène Faure, co-founder of Bean Buro “The mood & feel concept was to create a higher sense of hospitality, well-being, and collaboration ability via state-of-the-art acoustic and IT solutions for a high degree of agility and a variety of work settings.”- Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, co-founder of Bean Buro Bean Buro The Brief: An evolved workplace for an advanced companyWarner Music has returned to Bean Buro to design a new office for their growing team in Hong Kong, as the team... More

Personio, the young Start-Up with its dynamic growth, expanded its business to a Madrid headquarter. Placed in a buzzing part of the city, right next to offices of other well-known companies (like Google), Personio wanted to create a vibrant, creative office space for their fast-growing team. On a space of 1800 m² divided into two equal floors, INpuls configurated a youthful interior design concept fitting the young vibe. The Personio-blue hub, connecting both floors, includes all needed space for user-defined rooms such as meeting situations, phone booths, and kitchen space. It represents the heart of the office. The different types of entrance situations define the amount of privacy and the usage of the room. Located right next to t... More

Oliver Wyman is an internationally active strategy consultancy. The concept of the new world of work is intended to ensure not only the provision of an increased number of jobs, but also sustainable flexibility in the use of space and a balanced ratio of concentration to communication. The Kö-Quartier, located in the city centre on Königsallee, is a renowned business address. Building Architects: Steam Architekten Vogel Buchwald Mellinghaus Parterschaft mbH More

The new office space on the 41st floor of the currently most modern high-rise building "Omniturm" in Frankfurt am Main offers the globally active investment banking firm Evercore Partners INC. not only a new representative position in the financial metropolis, but also a pleasant working atmosphere. The smooth and regular change of the single offices and open-space officerooms creates a dynamically exciting feeling of space for the viewer. The employee and client lounges, which are located on one axis, are of high quality in design and execution. On the whole, the design is kept very calm and is suitable for the new face of the company.   Building Architect: BIG architects More

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH is one of the world’s leading companies in the sector of home appliances in Europe. The company aspires to improve the quality of life for people with its exceptional brands, high-class products, and superior solutions. This philosophy is not only applied to the manufacture of their products but also their facilities and workspaces.  We designed the space to support ONE TEAM culture that promotes trust, openness, generosity, and genuine team collaboration within the company.  To bring this vision to life, we decide on an open plan concept, keeping the space fluid and airy. Within, however, you will find a lot of different work settings like break areas, meeting cubes, and telephone booths. This ena... More

This confidential professional services firm worked with HED to create a “Workspace 3.0” design strategy to align their physical office environment with the evolutions in their work culture and product. The design gracefully adapts to swings of staffing groups and department sizes over time, and course-corrected from a private-office-dominated past to a free-address, collaboratively-focused future.   A vertical collaboration core is the backbone of the team-focused culture. The new three-floor internal stair, surrounded by meeting spaces, café / training room and amenities, attracts interpersonal interactions as staff move from floor-to-floor throughout the day.   The client’s wish for a “home-aw... More

Ahead of The Hut Group’s landmark 1 Million sq. ft. campus development, The Hut Group needed space to cater for their rapid growth, so PENSON came to the rescue with interim offices to supply THG’s (The Hut Group’s) fast-track expansion.   PENSON has delivered two high-performing offices for The Hut Group at Airport City Manchester to aid headcount issues for the interim period, with a further office remaining a permanent fixture for THG’s future presence at Media City, Manchester.   All three sites house integral THG teams, including Ingenuity programmers based at Manchester’s Media City site, as well as creative and brand teams in 4M and Voyager, based at Airport City Manchester.   The si... More