businessinfomag.uk magazine 06 OFFICE Consumer engagement platform Braze recently moved into the City of London’s Broadgate Exchange Square after outgrowing its nearby shared co-working facility. The company, which exercises a fully agile hybrid working policy, wanted its new, dedicated facilities to be a magnet for employees, so making the workspace desirable and enjoyable as well as ‘futureready’ was an important design consideration. The office design and floor plan was undertaken by AIS Interiors, with furniture dealer by Bailey (now Insidesource) procuring and installing the furniture, including Attraction stations KI Work2.1 Sit-Stand desk workstations. To support worker wellbeing and productivity and to meet employee expectations, all 258 workstations are sit-stand. The number of workstations currently far exceeds the number of employees in anticipation of continued rapid expansion. Banks of desks are punctuated with large collaboration tables offering alternative work settings adjacent to workstations. These collaboration tables have been configured with the same dimensions as 6-person benches so that should the company headcount grow even faster than current projections, they can be switched with minimal disruption. Desks and screens KI Work2.1 Sit-Stand desk workstations have been configured with E Series screens finished with Camira Sumi Yabu SUR20, Handa SUR10 and Daisen SUR09 fabrics and a white beading. The fabrics were selected to suit other furniture in each neighbourhood. They are not usually used for screens as they have a weave that can look warped or distorted when stretched over screens. However, for this bespoke request, the KI factory was able to create an elegant and seamless finish. Generally arranged in groups Braze has moved from a co-working space into an office of its own as it seeks to attract new recruits of six, many of the workstations feature a fixed-height ‘D’ end table that creates a collaboration space for impromptu gatherings. These tables blend into the workstation configuration but are freestanding and can be moved to create finger safety gaps next to the desks or removed entirely if necessary. KI Work2.1 Sit-Stand desks were also chosen for their advanced cable management system. The clever design of the lower cable tray of this system makes cable distribution easier and totally hidden between desks, whilst reducing the size and number of floor grommets required. Distinct neighbourhoods The large floorplate is arranged into neighbourhoods and uses furniture, screens and planting to delineate space. Shelving has been avoided to reduce the accumulation of visible clutter. The office space features mostly neutral colours, with desk screens blending into their adjacent breakout areas. Bolder colours have been used in spaces furnished with high tables and soft seating that provide informal meeting spaces within the open plan. In addition, there are numerous standalone pods and booths, as well as traditional meeting rooms, offering a rich variety of working spaces to suit different preferences and requirements. www.kieurope.com urther information, higher resolution or other images please contact: rill Scheer & Associates, Hille House, 132 St. Albans Road, Watford, Herts, WD24 4AE, UK 44 1923 242769 E. [email protected] ZE For further information, higher resolution o Cherrill Scheer & Associates, Hille House T. 00 44 1923 242769 E. csa@hillehouse BRAZE
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