The energetic brief from Tyro required a contemporary, flexible workplace to foster strong connections between people and spaces, encourage innovation and different thinking, and provide for diversity and promote inclusion.
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The brief presented a range of planning complexities and distinct delivery challenges, so our design and construction team combined for briefings, ideation sessions, planning workshops, concept development and documentation preparation. The outcome? A bold, dynamic and innovative vision that was also achievable in terms of budget, timing and implementation. This entire phase was delivered as a fly-through concept to Tyro within 3 weeks, meeting a key component of their RFP.
Quite simply a standard response would not have sufficed. We relished the challenges the brief presented and, thanks to our construction team Valmont being involved from inception, we were problem-solving collectively right from the start.
Our design and construction teams had direct access to the client and specialty consultants and the whole process was undertaken with real team camaraderie, positive energy and a contagious can-do attitude. ‘No’ was never an option.
The GEYER VALMONT team exploited the existing infrastructure wherever possible, thinking beyond the norm and applying a reuse model throughout the work. Even core components such as the concrete floors and ceiling were not wasted. We identified the importance of the staircase and void, and their relationship to the wider space from both a design and functional perspective. The entire team, from design and construction to speciality technicians, nurtured this fundamental aspect, making it a priority component in wider planning and design development.
A bespoke central staircase anchors the design, providing internal access to each level, along with a central town hall forum, complete with bleacher seating.
The design incorporates a range of areas that encourage different, innovative thinking, including breakout spaces, training and media rooms, meeting points and a boardroom.
The design approach considers the entire sensory stimulation spectrum, from hypersensitive people who thrive on stimulation and gravitate towards lively, vibrant spaces, to hyposensitive people who find this a distraction. The inclusive workplace design implements subtle yet effective strategies that embrace difference and expand choice to create a truly adaptable environment.
An integrated technology plan was considered from the start, one that would allow staff to use their workplace efficiently via a smart phone and which was centralised through a bespoke staff workplace app.
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