by arslan_ahmed | August 16, 2023 3:03 pm
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Vancouver design firm, Edit Studios Inc., led the interior design strategy for the fintech company, Trulioo’s new 3,252-m2 (35,000-sf) Vancouver headquarters, with a “resimercial” esthetic, which combines residential and commercial design, to encourage employees to return to the office.
The priority was to unite all 300 staff into a collaborative, functional, and productive environment that would drive interaction and collaboration. Edit Studios utilized tools such as surveys and one-on-one interviews to uncover themes that reinforced the design direction for the space.
It became clear that acoustical privacy was necessary; open working environments would not work. Employees are on virtual calls daily and require more small meeting rooms to conduct their work without disrupting others. Now the design includes clusters of phone rooms ranging in size to break up the office work points. Open collaboration areas are positioned away from work points, limiting the number of interruptions in a day.
The new HQ spans two floors, and the space revolves around a brightly painted, interconnected stair featuring a custom mural by local artist Rory Doyle. When entering through the reception, one can easily notice the abstract topographic continents of the world scribed to the wall.
Sixty per cent of Trulioo’s space comprises amenity areas, collaboration, and meeting spaces, and open collaboration areas are centrally located around work points, each with a slightly different fit and feel.
Edit designed a 139-m2 (1,500-sf) library, created for heads-down focused work, and a “living room” that offers a more social setting to collaborate, watch the news, or play Xbox with a colleague. The cafe allows staff to meet weekly with integrated technology to host town halls. Within this space, Edit carved out “Arcade Alley,” which is home to various vintage arcade games. Discreetly tucked away behind wooden doors is Trulioo’s very own Irish pub, offering a bespoke nod to their satellite office in Dublin. “Arcade Alley” is home to vintage arcade games, such as foosball and ping pong.
The office design was intended to reflect a residential feel and home comfort, alongside modern office amenities and technology. The resimercial esthetic is evident in the layered lighting approach, soft furnishings, and the warm colour palette. A corporate rebrand allowed Edit to use the concepts and colours to inform the office’s palette, signage, and wayfinding. Everything down to the wall coverings was custom designed, referencing shapes and colours from the Trulioo rebrand.
One of the most exciting features of the space are the plant libraries scattered around the office. During engagement, employees identified how important plant life is to their well-being. As a result, they can borrow a plant from the many plant libraries and take it back to their desk for the day.
The following worked as collaborators on the project:
Real estate developer, Westbank; general contractor, Turner Construction; furniture suppliers, Herman Miller & Andreu World; architectural walls builder, Faulkbuilt; custom wall covering designer, Edit Studios; and acoustical wall covering designer, Akustus.
Source URL: https://www.constructioncanada.net/vancouver-firm-deploys-resimercial-to-encourage-office-return/
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