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Saatchi & Saatchi

Challenge

When the global communications and advertising network, Saatchi & Saatchi, moved out of a location with mostly private offices, they wanted their new space to be an open plan concept with two essential requirements. First, it needed to house 500+ individual workstations without feeling monotonous. It also needed to be flexible to account for changes in headcount and project requirements.

Solution

For this large open office, we carefully arranged workstations throughout the whole space, including areas with ancillary furniture. To create height and color variety, we incorporated 28 different typicals of Swing in three distinct colors: Blush, Mist, and Wave. We ensured a cohesive look by matching laminate finishes on our Swing system and Belay desks to architectural elements like the dropped ceiling over a circulation area. We also provided a massive, minimal glass BYOT table for the board room.

PRODUCTS FEATURED: BELAY, SWING, STASH, BYOT
LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, CA
PHOTO CREDITS: BRUCE DAMONTE

Mixing height and color to create variety in a large open office

See some of the steps we took to develop a workstation solution that goes beyond generic rows.

Respond to RFP

Serendipitously, our Swing power beam system and Belay desk were included in the initial RFP for this project. Our job moving forward was to bring additional solutions, configurations, and ideas to enhance the Pair products and possibilities our A&D partner was already familiar with.

Show Visual Variation Possibilities

We educated our design partner on all the possible Swing configurations so they could incorporate a large range of variation in their project.

Develop End Cap

To create a clean cohesive look across the space, we developed an end cap for our Swing system that incorporated the same material finishings as the desks and Swing beam. From afar, rows of desks look more like large sleek tables than individual workstations, while still providing the individual height adjustability our Belay desks are known for.

Construct Mock-up

To help the Saatchi & Saatchi team truly visualize and test our solution, we built full-scale mock-ups in their existing space.

Plan Color Finishings

Mixing colorways was one of the ways we created variety across this large office. We utilized a plan drawing to map out where our Blush, Mist, and Wave colors would be used.