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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

 
 
 
 

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.

 
 
 
 

Layout Height Variation 

In addition to creating variation through color, we intermixed various heights of Swing throughout the space.  

 
 
 
 

Install

After manufacturing 500+ workstations and accompanying Swing power and data beams, we installed all the pieces on site. 

 
 
 
 

Work

Final workstation installation with finishes that blend seamlessly with the architectural elements of the space. 

 
 
 
 

Featured Products

Belay is a height-adjustable, free-standing desk that comes with a range of feet, legs, controller, and finish options. Every detail from the ground up can be fully personalized. Belay was designed to compliment all of our benching systems.

Stash is a thin multi-use metal drawer that can be added to any standard workstation, Pair or otherwise, and powder coated to bring an additional element of color. It includes an interchangeable left or right-handed bag hook and single USB-A Port for easy device charging.

 

An unconventional solution to the open office, Swing was built to divide personal space and distribute power and data. Personalize it by adding tackable acoustic screens or writeable whiteboards—or use the bar to hang plants or lighting.

BYOT is a no fuss meeting table with built-in smart wire management. All cables run through the leg of the table - no dangling cords in sight. BYOT is available in a wide range of leg styles, surface shapes, corner and top options to tailor your table for any space.

 
 
 

If you can imagine it, we can create it.