Intermax Group

Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2021-2022)

Concept

The new offices become inspiring places where employees go to socialise, collaborate, and get together. The layout shift also came with the opportunity to rethink and transform the organisation after the pandemic implementing technology to increase connectivity in the new hybrid workplace ecosystem.

Services

  • Data-driven workplace strategy and well-being report.

  • Move to an activity based space.

  • Zoning and adjacencies strategy.

  • Change management and communication strategy.

  • Suggested FF&E requirements and possible suppliers.

  • Suggested sustainable strategies.

Description

The initial research process to develop a concept took 6 weeks, 2100 m2 divided in 2 buildings and 195 employees.
Colour palette and working set-ups were chosen based on the employees suggestions and preferences so when they walk in they feel a strong sense of belonging.

1:1 developers room (bottom right image) was an idea that some of the employees shared during the focus groups. It suited the normal workflow of the company; their software developers regularly worked in pairs.

Proactive Marketing

Concept

Proactive is a company with a great organisational culture based on making “life easier for everyone”, particularly for their employees. They wanted a happy-healthy workspace and we worked together to create a suitable space for creativity, motivation and high- performance. Every person’s opinion was taken into consideration during our consultancy.

It is noteworthy that we operated under the premise of optimisation, reutilising as much furniture as possible. Aesthetics were not a piority, instead we tried to integrate and adapt.

Services

• Data-driven workplace strategy and well-being report.
• Zoning strategy
• Co-design with the participation of team members/Interviews
• FF&E requirements and budget
• Suggested sustainable strategies. • Project management during construction.

At the centre the community table. Helped proactive employees a space to connect with one another and have more sense of belonging.

Description

Completed in 4 months including design development and construction. 250m2. 10 Employees. An additional layout change was implemented when the company doubled in employee number.

Community area with a big table and peg wall was at the centre of the proposal, the intention was to build up better relationships and increase the awareness about the workplace culture.