Agile working

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

Trology with charisma: As already implemented at the Munich and Hamburg offices, DLA Piper also wanted an office concept for Frankfurt that reflected the future-oriented and professional approach of the innovative and global law firm in terms of space. In the prestigious Winx Tower, CSMM architects designed an innovative concept with individual and open-plan areas on an extension of over 6,000 square metres. They combined highest demands on room design and materials with agile new-work approaches. The result is a high-end office in a class of its own. 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

Freedom in favor of colaborative work is the main concept from C6 Bank’s new headquarters. Global Architecture and Design Studio Perkins and Will conceived a modern, flexible and fun office inside an eight-story building with over 8.000m² in the heart of São Paulo.Developed simultaneously with the bank’s own concept, the project incorporates the company’s main values and culture, that include transparency, freedom and high spirits. “The creative process was interesting and defiant as it was actively conducted with the client”, says architect Fernando Vidal, Managing Director in Perkins and Will’s São Paulo studio. The building’s complete occupation by C6 Bank was fundamental to disseminate the corporate culture in the design. Destined... More

Global architecture and design studio, Perkins and Will signed the project for Willis Towers Watson’s new office in Brazil. The design for the leading global advisory, broking and solutions company’s new office features various references to São Paulo’s indentity and its most iconic spots.In order to meet Willis Towers Watson’s corporate culture – which places a strong emphasis on connecting office design to the local community, landscape and culture - vibrant colours were used in all of the areas in reference to São Paulo’s iconic grafitti walls. The cafeteria has two grafitti-like murals, created by artist Rogério Pedro, and a breathtaking view from the city’s skyline.Another reference to São Paulo’s culture is the sidewalk’s pattern... More

For its second project for an Australian financial services group, align was briefed to design 13,745 sq ft of new working, meeting, presentation and break-out space across 1.5 storeys of its client’s City of London offices to meet a period of sustained growth and house three company divisions, totalling 150-170 people. The brief was to include integrated, but differentiated, zones that worked within the existing building and encompassed requirements for biophilia, agile working and staff wellbeing.The client’s Head of Infrastructure Technology and Business Services - EMEA, commented: ‘Our objective here was not to just fit-out the space in line with the rest of the building, but to use people-centred design to challenge our thinking and cr... More