Shaping brand evolution through sustainability and technology
Norway’s largest financial services group, DNB set out to create a new, dynamic workplace. Framed by panoramic views of New York City and the Hudson River, the space offers choice to employees and represents the organisation’s evolving brand and culture.
Supporting collaboration and engagement between employees and customers, the design integrates sustainability features and advanced technology in a comfortable, people-centred environment.
Key highlights
Using workplace strategy to identify and meet project objectives, while designing for the future.
Creating an adaptive framework of spaces for collaboration and focus.
Achieving WELL Platinum & LEED Gold Certification.
A thorough discovery process helped us meet DNB’s strategic objectives by engaging in interviews, utilisation studies, surveys and social network analysis. This enabled us to identify how teams should operate, the common collaborators and what behaviours to nurture. Additionally, the findings demonstrated the importance of wellness and sustainability which guided the project to WELL Platinum & LEED Gold Certification.
Understanding how DNB’s teams worked in the present, and how they would evolve in the future, led to a variety of space types. These include multiple meeting areas and alternative work points to support different workstyles. Collaborative space was a key component of the design. So, a quarter of the floor plan is dedicated to communal areas including a reception, social hub café and a multi-purpose conference space.