The challenge
Arcadis needed to create a more modern, functional workplace that could adapt to our evolving needs and changing circumstances.
Arcadis needed to create a more modern, functional workplace that could adapt to our evolving needs and changing circumstances.
80Fen has been designed as an environment for collaboration, creating social connections, and engaging with our clients, and in a way that supports the wellbeing of employees.
A fully flexible, functional space built around the needs and preferences of our people. 80Fen emphasizes sustainability, flexibility and choice; all enabled by technology and digital innovation.
The way we work is changing. At Arcadis, we are shifting the emphasis from ‘where’ to ‘how’, and in doing so needed a more modern, functional workplace that could flex and adapt to our evolving needs. When it came to the future of our workplace, we needed to create an environment that works for everyone. For us, this means providing a more inclusive experience; enhancing wellbeing; improving collaboration and innovation; and driving a culture of trust, respect and ownership. Arcadis has long been at the forefront of digitisation in the property sector, looking at ways to use technology and data to improve efficiencies, sustainability and the operation of buildings of all types. The way in which we approach our own office space is no different.
Our new London office at 80 Fenchurch Street (80Fen) has been designed as an environment for collaboration, creating social connections, and engaging with our clients.
We began with a series of surveys and workshops to understand the physical and digital needs of our people. From how often people wanted to come into the office, to how they would use the space once they were there, our user-experience design processes and tools helped to define the ideal employee experience, together with the intelligent building technologies that would facilitate it.
As one of only a handful of occupiers to sign a major lease in the City of London during COVID-19, we are committed to supporting business recovery and recognise that physical office space has an important part to play, particularly when it comes to collaboration, building social connections, and better engaging with our clients. However, it’s a different type of space that reflects the changing nature of the workday and our workforce.
In this respect, 80Fen is the embodiment of our strategy and ways of working, in which choice and flexibility are key. It isn’t just a one-time fit-out, it’s a step change in how we use and curate space. By putting sustainability and digital leadership at the heart of 80Fen’s design we can be adaptable to our clients’, colleagues’ and business needs.