Melton Mowbray-based HSSP Architects has completed a transformation of its headquarters, creating a workplace designed to support the next phase of the practice’s growth.
The studio has kept pace with the times with various layouts and improvements over the years, but the refurbishment hails a new way of working.
With continued growth, an expanding team and an increasingly high-profile portfolio, HSSP needed a space that matched its ambitions – one designed to foster collaboration, flexibility and a better client experience.
The project has been delivered by Ashby-based workplace consultancy Blueprint Interiors – the same company that originally designed the space for HSSP more than a decade ago.
The redesigned workspace now offers a range of environments to suit different ways of working, including quiet spaces, collaborative project areas, meeting rooms, mentoring spaces and informal social settings. The new layout also improves flow through the studio, encouraging greater interaction between the team while creating a more welcoming experience for clients.
The investment forms part of HSSP’s wider growth strategy, with the practice recently recruiting two new team members.
Richard Cooper, Director at HSSP Architects, said: “Our previous studio no longer reflected the business we are today or where we’re heading. We wanted a workplace that better supported our people and projects.
“Blueprint Interiors made the process straightforward. We trusted their advice throughout and the finished space has exceeded our expectations. Collaboration has increased, mentoring happens more naturally and more of our team now choose to work from the studio, plus we had a 95% rate of positive feedback from them which is fantastic.”
Rather than designing around desks, the new workplace has been planned around people and how they interact throughout the working day. Team members now have the freedom to choose spaces that best suit the task at hand, whether that’s focused individual work, project collaboration, informal catch ups or confidential conversations.
Chloe Sproston, Creative Director at Blueprint Interiors, said: “Our design reconfigured the space to bring HSSP’s talented team to the forefront, allowing visiting clients to experience the studio in action and appreciate the full creative environment.
“Working closely with HSSP throughout the design process meant they felt confident in every decision and it was particularly rewarding working with Richard and the team again, 13 years after delivering their previous space. The finished studio looks fantastic and is already delivering real, tangible benefits.”
