Designing & Building Great Places to Work

Wel-hunt is a global commodity trading company that specialises in the trade of agricultural products, metals, and energy. Their Taiwanese headquarters is known for its open and collaborative workplace, which they wanted to replicate in their new office in Singapore.

The Client’s Layout and Brand Guidelines were provided to us and were studied as part of our pre-engagement prep work. Whilst space allocations were ‘firm’ there was clearly latitude within the branding guidelines to allow an infusion of Singapore inspired elements into the workplace branding package.

Here Technologies sought to build a workplace that was more than just a location for employees to work. The office space was created to serve as a showcase platform for Here’s clients, therefore they requested a large flexible open space for townhalls and launch events.

SNX worked collaboratively with three stakeholder groups who had input into the design process; the Client, the Change Management Consultant and, the Client’s branding agency. Sennex served as the intermediary between the three groups and was instrumental in balancing and managing each party’s expectations to produce an exceptional solution that successfully integrates Function & Form which is not always an easy task.

One of the most important decisions to make while transitioning to an agile work format is desk-sharing ratios. A data-driven approach to this using sensor data allows an unbiased decision to be taken. Often utilisation trends derived from occupancy sensors show a very different picture in comparison to ‘reported usage’ which often overstates resource utilisation. When it comes to workplace planning, WTW’s access to data sets from within its portfolio has helped it to be more objective, resulting in increased efficiency and effectiveness.

As one would expect of a leading multidisciplinary engineering practice which was recently voted one of Australasia’s most innovative companies, Aurecon likes to do things differently. Their working style is highly collaborative, and their firm’s modus operandi is to work alongside client’s to co-create clever, innovative solutions. Aurecon naturally wanted to approach their workplace project similarly and the true spirit of co-creation, they challenged our team to find the optimum solution. This is where our design-led thinking approach kicked in, allowing us to push past the obvious to craft a sustainable, collaborative and inspiring workplace that supports Aurecon’s quest to “bring ideas to life”.

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