Global engineering consultancy Buro Happold has relocated its London HQ to a new 31,000 sq ft office at the Featherstone Building on City Road.
The company has taken four floors of the building for its new ‘home for big ideas’ in Central London.
Buro Happold worked closely with global architecture, design, and planning firm Gensler to shape and design its workspaces, after listening to the views and ideas of its staff including through town hall sessions and sustainability and workplace focussed working groups.
Inclusive design and wellbeing are central to the new space, with a variety of quieter spaces, and busier spaces for collaboration. An easy-to-use smartphone app has also been created to access the building, book workspace and meeting rooms, and to provide staff with improved user experience and real-time updates.
Justin Phillips, London office director, said: “We wanted to create a workplace that embodied the excellence of our staff within it. Collaboration was essential to this process, and we engaged with our staff early-on to understand what was really important to them. Our mix of needs is very different as we continue to evolve from traditional engineers to multi-disciplinary experts and advisors, and the design of this office reflects that.
“We’re proud of our new London home we’ve created. It’s not only a great place to be, but it also aligns with our ambitious sustainability goals and those of many of our clients across the world. I’m really excited about the potential of what we imagine and create here with our clients and collaborators in the transformative years ahead.”
Becky Spenceley, design director at Gensler, said: “We are delighted to have partnered with Buro Happold to design their new London headquarters. At Gensler, we strive to implement circular and resilient design solutions, setting new standards for an eco-friendly built environment.
“Our design at the Featherstone Building has established an innovative and sustainable workplace design focused around honest materiality, celebrating structure and re-use furniture. It is a reflection of Buro Happold’s brand and values, and showcases an exciting variety of work and social spaces for employees and clients.”
