Strategy
Before you design a workplace, you have to understand it. We turn insight into a brief you can build on with confidence.
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Change sits at the heart of every new workplace project. We help you understand what you really need, then turn that insight into a clear brief and the confidence to move forward.
Our robust strategy is built on hard evidence and deep analysis. We explore how your people work, benchmark against data and pressure-test every option, so you can make decisions with lasting confidence.
Design starts here, not after. Every brief we build is shaped to give your design and delivery teams a clear, evidence-based foundation to work from reducing risk and cost further down the line.
Brands that trust us
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Alston and Bird
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checkout.com
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Computacenter
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Inspired Education Group
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Revolut
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The National Gallery
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Tide
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Xero
Workplace strategy
It starts with listening.
We spend time with your people, at every level, to understand how they work today, what they need next, and everything in between through real stakeholder engagement, not assumption.
That understanding, not guesswork, becomes the brief: a clear, evidence-based picture of your culture and ways of working that gives you the confidence to move forward.
We synthesise benchmarking, space planning and change into a decision-ready, evidence-based brief. You go into your workplace project informed, clear and confident in its success.
Real estate feasibility
Before you commit to a project, you need to know it will work commercially as well as physically.
We test your options against the realities of site, budget, programme and the wider real estate market, so you can move forward with confidence.
From site appraisal to portfolio-level analysis, we surface the risks and opportunities early, giving you a clear, evidence-based case for the right way forward.
Change Management
Change is the starting point, not a by-product.
We help you shift behaviours and ways of working, so your space delivers the change you need.
We bring your people with us on the journey, communicating clearly and consistently at every stage, so they always know what’s happening and why. That’s what keeps adoption high and friction low.
Fitwel
Health-focused design isn't a nice-to-have anymore, it's a measurable standard.
We guide projects through Fitwel certification, turning evidence-based health strategies into spaces that support people and stand up to scrutiny.
From air quality to access to daylight, we build the criteria in from day one, so certification is a natural outcome of good design, not something bolted on afterwards.
Post-occupancy evaluation (POE)
Moving in isn't the finish line, and evaluating a space once isn't enough.
We call this Permanent Occupancy Evaluation, not post-occupancy, because our commitment doesn't end at project completion; it continues for as long as you occupy the space.
Where a standard post-occupancy evaluation captures a single moment in time, ours is a structured, ongoing partnership. We stay close to your team, revisiting the space regularly to understand how well it’s really supporting your people, and refining our insight year after year rather than delivering it once and moving on.
The result is a space that keeps evolving with your business, backed by evidence rather than guesswork and a relationship that lasts well beyond handover.
Our work has been recognised by leading industry awards.
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Mix Awards 2024 - Winner |
Design and Build Project of the Year, for Hoxton Farms, a pioneering laboratory and workplace in London. |
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Mix Awards - Shortlisted |
Project of the Year, Workplace Interiors over 70,000 sq ft, for Revolut's global headquarters in Canary Wharf. |
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Mixology - Finalist |
Workplace of the year, transforming a historic Grade II listed building into a vibrant, eco-conscious workplace community. |
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Mixology - Finalist |
Workplace of the Year, for EFG International, a global private banking group. |
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FX Awards - Shortlisted |
Revolutionising a London-based fintech leader, Tide's workspace: a tale of AI driven design, social innovation and inclusive comfort. |
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Better Future London Design Awards - Winner |
Revolutionising a London-based fintech leader, Tide's workspace: a tale of AI driven design, social innovation and inclusive comfort. |
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London Construction Awards - Finalist |
Commercial Project of the Year award for Stellar Entertainment, a video game development studio. |
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Mixology - Finalist |
Workplace of the Year for Statkraft, Europe's largest generator of renewable energy. |
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London Design Awards 2025 - Silver - Winner |
Awarded Silver at the London Design Awards for a project delivered for Pax 8, a leading global cloud marketplace. |
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Mixology - Finalist |
Project of the Year, Positive Impact finalist for a project delivered for Hoxton Farms, a pioneering laboratory and workplace in London. |
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