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Corporate Travel Provider - JJ Mack Building
A new destination for a changing business
Corporate Travel Provider JJ Mack Building
Relocating from Canary Wharf to the JJ Mack Building in Farringdon gave this global corporate travel provider the opportunity to rethink not only where it worked, but how its workplace could bring people, brands and experiences together.
Location
Sectors
Services
Bringing multiple identities under one roof
In-depth workplace strategy analysis gave AIS a clearer picture of how the office was actually being used, revealing a high demand for meetings and interaction. These insights shaped the brief for the 23,500 sq ft workplace, with a greater range and volume of meeting, collaboration and social spaces balanced by environments for focused work.
There was also a brand challenge to solve. Multiple entities needed to coexist within the same workplace while feeling connected by one overarching identity. AIS worked with the client to develop new brand standards, modernising existing visual elements and creating a more cohesive experience across the space.
Sustainability was considered from the outset. Existing furniture was incorporated wherever possible, reducing unnecessary replacement while supporting a fresh design direction. The move to the JJ Mack Building, one of London’s most sustainable new office developments, provided a fitting backdrop for that approach.
Size
23,500 sq ft
Completed
2025
Sustainable design
BREEAM Excellent, NABERS
Strategy shaped, identity led
Workplace strategy analysis revealed a business with a high demand for meetings and interaction, directly shaping the design of the new workplace. A greater range and volume of meeting, collaboration and social spaces give people more opportunities to come together, balanced by quieter environments for focused work.
From there, the interior design brings multiple brand identities together through a cohesive visual language. Deep blues and turquoise sit alongside burgundy, yellow and terracotta accents across acoustic treatments, upholstery, joinery and furniture. These stronger colours are balanced by warm timber, neutral finishes and black detailing, creating a workplace that feels vibrant without becoming overwhelming.
Biophilic elements add warmth and texture, with integrated planting, natural timber screens and ceiling details softening the exposed services and more industrial elements of the building.
The experience extends beyond day-to-day work. A dedicated client experience room provides an immersive setting for showcasing products and ideas, while the multifunctional event space combines flexible layouts and lighting to support presentations, events and larger gatherings.
Together, strategy, brand and materiality create a workplace shaped around how people actually use it, while giving the business a strong and cohesive physical identity.
The move placed the client within the JJ Mack Building, one of London’s newest high-performing office developments, with the project benefiting from the building’s BREEAM Excellent and NABERS credentials.
Reuse without compromise
Rather than starting from scratch, the furniture strategy incorporated existing pieces into the new workplace, supporting the client’s sustainability objectives while making the utilising assets that continued to perform.
The challenge was to ensure reused furniture felt intentional within an entirely new design environment. Existing pieces were integrated alongside new furniture and updated finishes, creating a consistent overall experience rather than a distinction between old and new.
A varied furniture landscape supports the different ways the workplace is used, from individual work and meetings to informal collaboration and larger gatherings. Flexible pieces within the event space allow layouts to change according to the occasion, while meeting and collaboration areas provide different levels of formality and privacy.
This approach reduced unnecessary replacement while ensuring the finished workplace still felt fresh, cohesive and aligned with the client’s evolving brand.
Connected by one identity
The new workplace brings together people, brands and experiences within a single environment designed around how the business operates.
A greater emphasis on meeting and collaboration space responds directly to workplace analysis, while the client experience room and flexible event space extend the role of the office beyond day-to-day work.
By combining a more cohesive brand identity with furniture reuse and the sustainability credentials of the JJ Mack Building, the project creates a workplace that feels both forward-looking and grounded in practical decisions about performance and longevity.
