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Designers Stiff + Trevillion
Contract value £500,000

FTSE 100 listed Hammerson plc has a portfolio of around 1.3million m² of retail space and over 280,000 m² of prime offices, primarily in the UK and in France. The company is known for working closely with major occupiers to create buildings that provide exciting, vibrant and functional working environments – a philosophy they were keen to reflect when designing and moving to a new head office building.

The winners of a design competition, architects Stiff + Trevillion were selected to work with Hammerson because their proposal was shaped by a desire to reinterpret the impact and grand scale of the public areas of Hammerson’s previous home at Dudley House on Park Lane whilst dramatically improving the working environment for the building’s users. The reception area, meeting rooms, board room, exhibition area, and presentation spaces are articulated by a combination of lighting and surface creating an atmosphere that was influenced more by hotel and restaurant design rather than corporate office interiors. Materials were selected deliberately to reflect Hammerson’s business so the components of large scale construction - concrete, glass, steel and stone - are presented on a grand scale as interior finishes. More conventional interior finishes such as timber, lacquer and laminates are introduced throughout the meeting rooms.

As a contrast to Dudley House cellular offices are minimal and the office areas have been planned around work benches that are grouped according to the internal teams’ requirements. As Denise Kelly, Head of Facilities, elaborates, “Working with Dovetail, and using their expertise, the furniture was selected to compliment and enhance the different ambience of each space, from open plan team areas to the cellular office and meeting rooms. Of particular importance though was spending some time with Dovetail evolving the Knoll benches to better suit our IT needs. We’re really pleased with the solution."

Moveable folding walls, and folding meeting tables mean that the space is flexible and the project team clearly had a big influence on how the conference furniture was going to work with stackable and moveable tables, yet with cleverly integrated IT elements. As Denise concludes, “The work that Dovetail and Stiff+Trevillion have done is excellent, and we’re very pleased with the overall aesthetic. The practical creativity of the fit-out and the furniture has allowed us to be continuously flexible with the space, this flexibility was a critical factor for us."

Facts:

Architects Stiff+Trevillion
Furniture suppliers Dovetail
Furniture & seating Knoll
Meeting & conference room furniture OPM

Photos - copyright Nick Guttridge, & Kilian O'Sullivan

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