A new collaboration space for Q2 Solutions in Livingston
Q2 Solutions is a leading drug discovery and development laboratory services organisation, with a laboratory located in Livingston, Scotland.
When Q2 extended their Alba Centre facility they included a new collaboration/break-out/town hall space within the new area.
Rather than leave the design for this space to a general contractor, Amos Beech were approached to design a destination office space that encourages teamwork and provides alternative away from the desk working environments which promote wellbeing.
Our talented design team proposed a space that met all of their requirements and with the intelligent use of biophilia and lighting, offers staff a variety of settings depending on their personal preferences.
Acoustic screens allow the space to be divided or open depending on the needs of the day with the option to open the space up for town hall events with enough space for the whole team if needed.
Q2 had recently closed one of their offices and we were able to incorporate some of the surplus furniture into the space and ensure sustainability and carbon footprint reduction were a central component of the design.
Published: 14 November 2023
Design, Build, Text & Photography: The Amos Beech Team
A new office space for JTC in Exchange Tower Edinburgh
The JTCGoup (Jersey Trust) founded in 1987) is a publicly listed, global professional services business with deep expertise in fund, corporate and private client services.
Office design and build in Exchange Tower Edinburgh
Amos Beech have a strong track record of designing and building office space in Exchange Tower, Canning Street, Edinburgh and this is the 5th floor that we have completed a project in the building.
The previous tenants in the space had left a blank canvas and the Amos Beech team worked with the client through several design iterations to decide the best way to use the space. Incorporating a staff break-out/kitchen along with meeting rooms and a cellular office as well as having enough space for the staffing levels was an interesting challenge.
The Samuel Bruce UP2U sit/stand desking in combination with Sedus Black Dot task chairs makes for a great ergonomic solution and we know the staff have a quality office environment to come to.
Acoustics is always a challenge in these environments and we were able to use previous experience from working in the building to ensure everything was right from day one. Partitions were constructed from ‘slab – to slab’ and have been double skinned either side of the frame with soundbloc plasterboard. Acoustic sound absorbing ceiling panels have been fitted in both meeting rooms and drop in acoustic ceiling tiles have been added to the cellular office.
The client has a very specific corporate look and feel that they replicate in all of their offices and the new space in Edinburgh certainly meets the design guidelines.
An interactive and collaborative space for BRD-GE in Edinburgh
At BR-DGE they are pushing the boundaries of payment technology and are on a mission to shift power and control back to merchants because payments have become too complicated. In the digital purchasing environment, they want to deliver a great customer journey and a frictionless experience.
With staff returning to the office post covid it had become clear that the old ways of working had changed. There was a need to create spaces that supported videos calls with clients, and other teams, away from the desk. The need for teams to interact and be more collaborative was also an essential.
Collaborative space Edinburgh
Having created a collaborative space before for the client contact in a previous role there were some previously used items of furniture that transferred, as well as some different needs to be supported.
Design visuals:
A high back seating area replaced the old meeting room in the open plan office with a less formal presentation area for team discussions.
An adjoining office gave them the space to add a high table with a presentation screen and a large circular work desk allowing staff to pop in for a few hours and do focussed work alone, or work as part of a larger team.
The top floor Boardroom was redecorated along with new furniture and lighting, and the larger space used for a table tennis table and bean bags creating a fun space.
All rooms were redecorated and the clever use of ‘colour blocking’ using brand colours, defined different zones. New carpet was used in the collaboration space. The areas have now been further branded with new wall graphics.
The end result:
text and images: the Amos Beech team