Corporate Office Interior Design | Aquilon Capital Corporation | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Taylor Smyth Architects

Aquilon Capital Corporation is an independent investment boutique offering value-based investment management through private portfolios and investment partnerships.

Michael Taylor designed the original offices ten years ago for the partners of Aquilon under their previous name of the MMI Group. Having outgrown their 3,500 square foot premises, they contacted him to design their new 15,000 square foot offices in a full floor of the newly constructed SAS building, the first LEED accredited “green” office building to be built in Toronto. The building uses about 30 per cent less energy than conventional buildings, incorporating such energy-efficient measures as underfloor heating and cooling and rainwater recovery and storage......more

Corporate Office Interior Design | Aurora Corporate Offices | Clearwater | Florida | MESH

This 11,000 square foot office space is home to the U.S. corporate headquarters for one of the U.K.’s leading lighting manufacturer. With an open plan and private glass offices the space highlights their passion for lighting in the details. The showroom, conference room, kitchen and restrooms are shaped by contrasting pod like forms and glowing blue and white lines..........more

Corporate Office Interior Design | Ogilvy Group | London | Henley Halebrown Rorrison Architects

At 5,300sqm the pair of football pitch-sized floor plates in Canary Wharf required a dynamic solution which was able to address problems with navigation as well as overcoming some of the deepest plans in Europe.

Having moved from Central London 10 years earlier, Ogilvy & Mather's current layout had developed in an ad-hoc manner resulting in highly segregated departments linked by unintelligible circulation, leaving staff inclined to stay near their desk rather than venture into 'alien' territory.....more

Corporate Interior Design | JanSport Corporate Headquarters | San Leandro | California | Rapt Studio

Relocating from their Wisconsin home to the bay area, JanSport wished to retain a meaningful connection to their “rural” roots while supporting an aggressive expansion of their product offerings and a re-energizing of their corporate image. Rapt Studio’s task? To deliver a project that inspired its inhabitants, that reenergized the brand, and that came in within a tight budget and tighter schedule. The Rapt design team utilized a strategy guided by sustainable practices—a minimum of materials were actually brought onto the site and as much of the existing building was reused and exploited in order to accomplish the final result. This strategy included the polishing of existing concrete flooring wherever possible, the installation of ceilings only in areas with acoustic concerns, the utilization of salvaged wood products for the development of high-touch public spaces and the reuse of existing office construction wherever possible........more

Corporate Office Interior Design | Victorinox / Swiss Army Brands | Monroe | Connecticut | Perkins Eastman

Swiss Army Brands, Inc., in business since 1884 and known as the makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife, is developing a new headquarters complex totaling 154,000 sf on 26 acres. Accommodating 190 employees, the facility includes 44,000 sf of corporate offices and a 110,000 sf warehouse/distribution center. Perkins Eastman evaluated three sites for Swiss Army to determine which proposed location would be the most suitable for the new facility. Early discussions between Swiss Army and the design team focused on brand implementation and promoting cultural change. The proposed design encourages and cultivates a dialogue between the two distinct entities-distribution and sales/ marketing/ administration.........more

Corporate Office Interior Design | Interbrand | New York | nARCHITECTS

nARCHITECTS designed the renovation of the global headquarters of Interbrand, an international branding company based in New York City. The 30,000 sq. ft. renovation on 3 floors began in October of 2008 and was completed in February 2009, on time and on budget. Centered around an open lobby plan framed at once by a double-height patterned glass partition and custom perforated circulation ‘screen’, the design emphasizes clarity of circulation and flexibility of use throughout its workspaces and meeting rooms. From the initial design phase, nARCHITECTS partnered with a construction management team, a pairing that served to expedite bidding and meet the client’s challenging budget........more

Corporate Office Interior Design | Wilkinson's Asia Headquarters | Hong Kong | Aedas

Wilkinson, one of the UK’s largest retailers with 335 stores nationwide, commissioned Aedas Interiors to create a strongly branded design concept for their Asia Headquarter relocation project from the South Seas Centre to Two Landmark East in Hong Kong. In line with the client’s desire for the space to “scream retail”, the design was inspired by the retail environment, with branded walls and product displays throughout the work office..........more

Corporate Office Interior Design | Zwijsen Publishers | Tilburg | The Netherlands | Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur

Zwijsen Publishers produces primary school books and educational tools in an eye-catching and colourful corporate style. The interior of the publishing company matches that corporate style: fresh, colourful, open, communicative and based on a flexible office concept. Zwijsen is located on the four top floors of an office building near Tilburg Central Station. Here, creative people and business people work side by side and both need a suitable working environment.........more

Corporate Interior Design | CLOSED Headquarters | Carsten Roth Architekt

The relocation of the headquarters of fashion company, CLOSED, led a restructuring of the usual working environment of employees. The existing areas were located in a fragmented and twisty Eppendorfer backyard.
The new approximately 1.400m ² large corporate headquarters with the desired department areas of "design" and "production", two large showrooms, management and accounting, marketing, and conference areas was implemented in the former tram depot at Falkenried in Hamburg.......more

Corporate Interior Design | Hewlett Packard | dwp

The challenge here was to create a new work environment with innovative ideas in a contemporary environment where traditional boundaries are broken and knowledge is shared, communication is created and facilitated, people meet and interact through the entire environment. A stylish environment with a combination of “wow” factor, fun, dynamic, linear elements/ texture with clean and simple shapes and form, built in an uncompromising way. It challenged traditional Asian office design.....more

Office Interior | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Spencer Dock | Dublin 1| Henry J Lyons Architects

The largest and most prestigious fit-out carried out in Dublin in recent years. Over 2500 staff were relocated to a single new location in Spencer Dock, which was altered to suit their needs, and includes a 400 seat restaurant, a gym, and a client suite overlooking the river Liffey. The core of the scheme is the central atrium – linking bridges cross and animate this space onto which open offices and cantilevered meeting rooms look out, all focussed toward the view back down the river towards the City Centre...........more

Corporate Interior Design | Moody's Corporation | New York | SHCA

At 800,000 sq ft (74,320 sq m), Moody's Corporation's new headquarters at 7 World Trade Center demonstrates the company's commitment to its clientele and Downtown Manhattan. As space and infrastructure demands strained its existing facility, the company made a bold decision to leave its mid-century, mid-rise home for a nearby shimmering glass tower. SHCA's challenge was to create an environment evoking discretion and a sense of history within a new glass box. Responding to Moody's need for numerous private offices and flexibility for growth, designers developed a 'menu' of modular elements, including interior office and workstation clusters, with both fixed and pliable zones. Analysts' offices hug the perimeter wall, ensuring privacy, while their fritted glass interior walls allow natural light to penetrate the larger work area. An elliptical dining area offers respite from the ordered geometry of typical floors and the conference center communicates Moody's history and global presence. A golden bas-relief panel, a reproduction of the sculpture that graced the company's former main entrance, greets visitors to the conference center. Such reminders of the company's past can be found throughout the new space, conveying stability during the transition.........more

Office Interior Design | Ogilvy | Culver City | California | Shubin + Donaldson Architects

The new offices are located in a former light industrial area that was recently redeveloped as a technology and arts district by Samitaur Constructs. The existing building was designed by Eric Owen Moss. The program for the new office space is intended to communicate a commitment to cutting-edge work and feature the latest communication technology, including a complete internal post-production facility. The design team was asked to build an open-plan work space to house a staff of more than 110 people.

Ogilvy is a brand-name advertising agency and a leader worldwide. The company’s executives were looking to reinvent themselves with leading-edge design of new offices in Los Angeles. The large open-plan of this decidedly industrial space has been used as an advantage in the design program. Structural wood beams and large, plate-glass windows around the perimeter walls lend character and provide natural light throughout the office. Behind a front-facing, angled plate-glass wall, a perforated-metal tunnel known as “The Tube” dominates the entrance to the offices and is intended to serve as a gallery entry path to the rest of the building......more

Corporate Interior Design | Barcelona Activa | Lagranja Design

Lagranja designs two new spaces for the Barcelona Activa headquarters. These two projects are aimed at creating a space of development and dialogue between the city and its most vitalcomponets. Both emerge from the restructuring of an existing building, with a new volumetric and functional vision.

The Centro de Iniciativa Emprendedora - an incubator for young companies - is laid out like a small "city" in which the different areas and functions (front desk, training and orientationrooms, meeting rooms, classrooms, auditorium and offices) are rapidly identifiable thanks to a precise formal typology.

The Barcelona Business Corner is designed to introduce the city to foreign investors. project proposes a covering based on modular colored wooden slats; its design was inspired by the shutters of buildings in Barcelona and its purpose is to formally unify the space and give it a distinctive character.  designs two new spaces for the Barcelona Activa headquarters. These two projects are aimed at creating a space of development and dialogue between the city and its most vitalcomponets. Both emerge from the restructuring of an existing building, with a new volumetric and functional vision.

The Centro de Iniciativa Emprendedora - an incubator for young companies - is laid out like a small "city" in which the different areas and functions (front desk, training and orientationrooms, meeting rooms, classrooms, auditorium and offices) are rapidly identifiable thanks to a precise formal typology.

The Barcelona Business Corner is designed to introduce the city to foreign investors. project proposes a covering based on modular colored wooden slats; its design was inspired by the shutters of buildings in Barcelona and its purpose is to formally unify the space and give it a distinctive character......more

Office Interior Design | Saatchi & Saatchi | Los Angeles | Shubin + Donaldson Architects

“Home at work” was the concept for the renovation of Saatchi & Saatchi’s Los Angeles office, intended to boost creative collaboration among the more than 500 employees. Shubin + Donaldson incorporated elements of a home into the design through large gestures, such a grand staircase/meeting space, living and dining areas, and a “backyard” for casual gathering. Focusing great attention on the main floor — centrally located on the third level — Shubin + Donaldson designed a communal hub to bring staff together in a variety of configurations. The advertising agency’s branded orange color was used throughout in furnishings and materials.....more

Corporate Interior | Patrick Corporation | Walsh Bay, NSW, Australia | Architectus

Patrick Corporation came to Architectus Interiors with a brief to create a contemporary interior for their executive office space within the parameters of a heritage building.

Our design solution sought to maximise the structure and nature of the pier building, while providing Patrick Corporation with new facilities and a clear identity.

The unique harbour views are maximized by uncluttered open plan offices and glazed meeting rooms allowing the maritime nature of Patrick's business to be brought into focus and supporting the organisations democratic culture.

Patrick's occupation of Pier 8/9 Walsh Bay successfully blended the needs of a very progressive and modern firm within the fabric of a heritage building and delivered the message "Our work is as old as time, but the way we do it steps into the future".....more

Corporate Interior | Pelorus Trust Sports House | Designgroup Stapleton Elliott

Pelorus Trust identified a need to subsidise and co-locate sporting organisations in an environment to promote synergy and resource sharing, and to foster sport participation and achievement. Working closely with Hutt City Council a site was identified to accommodate this vision.

Consciously edgy and iconic, the design provides flexible office environments to foster interaction between tenants. A large reception and multi-purpose function and conference zone separates two open plan office areas.A simple palette of glass, profiled steel and rendered plastered elements clad the exterior. Internal space is rationally organised across a simple planning grid. A considered integrated interior design solution expounds colour, light and energy efficiency through crafted detailing.....more

Corporate interior | Zurich Insurance Designed By SPPARC

Client: Zurich Insurance

The client’s brief was to provide an efficient working environment for 600 staff, encourage greater interaction and communication among staff, reinforce the brand and its inherent values. The design solution merges the two wings of the building via a “Connection Zone” in the centre of the building linking each wing......more

Corporate Interior | Halifax General Insurance | Nottingham Designed By SPPARC

Client: Halifax General Insurance

SPPARC developed the brief with the client for a central call centre within Nottingham. The building consisted of two distinctive wings, SPPARC embraced the building properties and embarked on an innovative design concept consisting of “village hubs” at the end of each wing. A dynamic colour palette created a successful point of direction within the central walkways, defining an axis to each “hub”. SPPARC interior nominated / finalist for a BCO London Region Award.....more

Corporate Interior | Buckingham Doolittle Burroughs | Akron Ohio | Designed By Westlake

This interiors project provides 60,000 square feet of newly constructed space for a prestigious, Akron, Ohio based law firm. Attorney offices are non-hierarchical in terms of actual size, allowing optimal flexibility regardless of ownership matrix. Administrative support workstations are generously sized to accommodate the paper management necessitated by an industry which trends toward increased numbers of attorneys per assistant. An expression deploying traditional materials in a contemporary way echoes both the firm's heritage and its eye to future business initiatives......more