An earthy office with nature literally at its heart.
Magna, a group of social housing landlords serving communities in Dorset and Somerset, decided to completely rebuild its office and wanted Interaction to design a calm interior that warmly welcomed staff and visitors.
An organic approach
Branching in
Magna briefed Interaction at the very start of the process, requesting guidance on how the new building could articulate the organic look and feel that the housing group wished to achieve.
Magna’s new building housed an open plan lower ground floor with a very high ceiling, allowing for a mezzanine which offered further open plan workspace, meeting areas, break out zones and an informal hub space with a kitchen area.
Interaction collaborated closely with the building’s contractors and gave advice [acting as a consultant] about a number of structural elements including the installation of sky lights to let in more natural light and enhance the building’s earthy feel. The skylights would also serve to benefit the full-size tree that Magna was keen to place at the heart of the building.
Interaction translated our discussion into “the perfect fit”. They worked with the main contractor, project manager and quantity surveyor to complete the transformation within the timeframe – and for less than the forecast contract sum.
Yogesh VadgamaHead of Asset Management, Magna Housing
Design Features
Details that matter.
A bright and on-brand colour scheme throughout. We installed a new mezzanine floor and central tea point and breakout space. Ad-hoc brainstorm areas lead to a choice of meeting rooms – including “The Chatter Box”.
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