Approaching a lease expiry, Southeastern Railway appointed us to give their workplace an update that considered form and function. Their teams needed a single floorplate for improved connectivity and communication between departments, and a workspace that reflected the company’s brand. We created a warm, welcoming environment that offers futureproof flexibility and a clear visual identity.
We held a series of workshops with the client team and conducted workplace consultancy in order to fully understand their ways of working and their business strategy. We used insights gathered from interviews, champion workshops, office tours and rail station visits, to shape a design scheme that fuses connectivity and collaboration with Southeastern Railway’s visual identity and history.
“The feedback from our staff who have moved into the new office space has been overwhelmingly positive and, considering this type of change can be a highly unsettling for some, is testament to the hard work, quality and on-time delivery achieved by Oktra.”
Sebastian Golby-Meek, Head of Procurement
The new space includes a wide range of breakout spaces and work areas suited to different working styles including formal and informal meeting spaces, offices, open plan desking and a central teapoint with impressive views of the river Thames. Southeastern Railway’s growth is embedded in their new workspace which has the ability to facilitate an increase in activity-based and flexible working as they expand.
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