FIT OUT AND FURNITURE FOR BP IN GRANGEMOUTH
Amos Beech were chosen to partner as the fit out and furniture provider for a new office block constructed for BP in Grangemouth.
Fit out and furniture
Intelligent space solutions were provided for the office that included tea prep areas on both floors and sufficient working space for 200 engineers and other office workers.
Raised access floors were installed on all floors by the our fit out team as well as carpeting and partitions. The raised access floors allow for a highly flexible space planning
Bench desking was installed with cable management providing full containment from the floor box to the desk top.
Mesh back task chairs with height adjustable arms were provided for each workstation position and an under-desk mobile pedestal (set of lockable drawers).
Separate break-out and mess rooms were provided as well as changing facilities and clean/dirty locker units with changing benches.
This facility has been designed to provide a temporary office facility to house engineers and construction professionals whilst they design and build a new combined heat and power station for BP’s oil and gas facilities in Kinneil, Central Scotland.
The office furniture supplied, meets with the tight budgetry constraints that this construction project required whilst retaining a high quality feel space solutions and a robust product that will continue to look good for many years to come.
CONFERENCE FURNITURE LAW SOCIETY SCOTLAND
The Law Society Scotland were moving to new open plan offices in Edinburgh next to the EICC and were keen to provide a state of the art venue with conference furniture for its staff, members and visitors.
Following consultation with Simon Laird Architects Edinburgh, Simon pointed them in the direction of Amos Beech to discuss the office furnishing ideas and view the often copied but never matched Confair table system by Wilkhahn. Confair is a large format conference table system that can be fully integrated with the very latest technology whilst discretely hiding cables to ensure the appearance is never compromised. Understandably, they immediately saw the benefits which include single person operation and very compact storage. The design team helped them select their finishes and the tables were brilliantly set off with the Casala Lynx chair which provided them with a multi-use chair suitable for both Conference and Theatre style seating.
The conference chairs have a very clever frame design that allows linking to take place within the frame and without any additional securing points – this ingenious design allows for rapid deployment and change which was very important due to the multi-function use of the space.
Credenza storage from UK office furniture manufacturer Verco was selected as having the right blend of functionality and solid wood detailing that complemented the high quality table system. These are available in a variety of widths and in this case were specified at 1000mm wide.
Side conference rooms were similarly specified and the result is an oasis of business like calm and understated elegance which provides the Law Society with the right level of ambience and longevity.
AVALOQ, EDINBURGH
Avaloq chose Tanfield in Edinburgh for their new World Software Design Centre for Excellence for various reasons including the availability of highly trained graduates from Edinburgh’s Universities. What they also realised was that they might be able to attract the best staff but more importantly they needed to keep them too. Part of this vision was to create a working environment that looked after the health & welfare of their staff as well as being an inspirational place to be.
With gaming facilities, bean to cup Italian coffee machines and a full size pool table providing some refreshment and entertainment in the break-out zone, the serious bit in the design teams had to be something special.
Amos Beech worked very closely with Edinburghs' premier interior design team Cubit3D to seamlessly integrate all aspects of the design into the office fit out.
Office furniture supplied includes Samuel Bruce electric height adjustable workstations, Wilkhahn Trimension 3D ON task chairs, Humanscale M8 dual monitor arms, Wilkhahn Confair and Logon meeting room tables, Hitch Mylius reception chairs, Arper Catifa café seating, Tacchini Polar sofas and matching coffee tables.
Wilkhahns ON 3D chair was selected above some of the best known chairs in the world at evaluation stage and the Samuel Bruce height adjustable desking proved its quality and value for money along with a range of customer selected options that made sure that it was exactly the right solution of the client.
The dual monitor arms from Humanscale were rigorously tested by the client to ensure they would support the large monitors that had been specified. The integral cable management keeps the overall look very clean and uncluttered.
The panoramic views across Edinburgh’s skyline completed the picture.
We have done another office interior design and fit out project on the Tanfield site in Edinburgh more recently, for more info: INTERIOR DESIGN OFFICE FIT OUT EDINBURGH
Date of publication: Jan 27th 2015
Text: Sam James
Photography: McAteer