Office refurb and furniture for Edinburgh International Festival
For 3 weeks in August, every year, Edinburgh becomes an unparalleled celebration of the performing arts. Edinburgh International Festival has been running the event since 1947 and it continues to attract visitors from across the globe.
When EIF approached us to refurbish their offices, they were looking for a company who could meet their extremely tight timescales. This was because the 2022 event was about to start and they needed their contact centre up and running in time to provide event support.
The Victorian staircase at the Hub of the offices and event space of the Edinburgh International Festival, designed by Augustus Pugin. Originally designed as a meeting hall for the Church of Scotland, today it is the home of the Edinburgh International Festival and is used as a ticket office, information centre and performance venue. The interior has been retained, with contemporary artworks representing the sponsors of the festival. (obviously, we didn’t touch this space 😀)
Office refurbishment and furniture for EIF
Amos Beech installed our own Samuel Bruce range of bench desks into the space. By keeping large stocks of steel desk frames and having the manufacturing capacity to be able to produce desk tops and screens quickly, we were able to meet their needs.
Cable management was also a key issue to solve with this project. The Samuel Bruce bench desking comes with a high capacity central cable tray along with vertical cable risers that neatly contains high volumes of cables within its structure, keeping the appearance of the space neat and tidy.
The desks are complemented with various break-out and meeting spaces along with privacy oriented booths with good acoustic control, ensuring sound is attenuated efficiently.
Finally, we have to mention the location – a beautiful gothic building with high ceilings, a spire and a roof top terrace with fantastic views down the Royal Mile and up to Edinburgh Castle.
A new office interior for Impact Solutions in Livingston
Impact Solutions supports companies to develop new technologies and services by testing the environmental impact of their offering, from concept through to commercialisation.
Impact Solutions knew they wanted to create a fantastic new interior for their offices but they also knew what ‘value for money’ really represents.
A vibrant space, full of variation and colour
The Amos Beech team were able to provide realistic pre-project high level figures based on the look and feel that they wanted to create and gave them the confidence to work with our Design & Build Team to deliver the project.
We worked closely with the Impact Solutions management team, providing many colour and product samples to ensure there were no surprises and that everything would meet their expectations.
The result is a vibrant space, full of variation and colour yet retaining a sense of cohesion and professionalism that can only be achieved when you employ the services of great interior designers.
Quiet/concentration working areas are sympathetically merged alongside more creative/collaborative space with the clever use of acoustic screens and open shelving units. These create the feeling of rooms without building solid partitions, saving cost and time on site for the installation.
Impact solutions now have a facility and service offering that clients are continually blown away by whether they have seen their previous premises or not. The building and the people puts them in a great position to grow further over the next 20 years.
Transforming an empty office space into a new home for Recast
Recast approached Amos Beech to assist them with their move from serviced offices in Edinburgh’s New Town to their own offices as their growth trajectory continued.
Recast enables sports fans to access the content they want, subscription-free. The unique offering is monetising modern day viewership and creating more funds to be invested back into the grassroots of sport.
As a rapidly growing tech company, bricks and mortar was a new discipline for the team and they needed a company that could deal with all aspects of their requirements including design, construction/fit-out and furniture.
A new office for Recast in Edinburgh’s New Town
The Amos Beech design team were delighted to apply their skills to transforming an empty office space into a new home for Recast. Using the core brand colours of yellow and grey, you can feel the energy and commitment to excellence that is also seen in the images that have been selected.
Multiple meeting spaces, both inside and out, using a wonderful rooftop terrace with views across to Edinburgh’s Old Town and its 1,000 year old Castle provide plenty of additional inspiration.
Double glazed partitioning was specified to help with sound attenuation along with aluminium framed solid timber doors for an enduring and quality finish to the space.
For those moments when you need peace and quiet or simply the ability to take or make phone calls in private, single person booths were installed to ensure that the rights spaces were available for the team without making inefficient use of meeting rooms.
Quality UK and European furniture was supplied and installed by the Amos Beech Furniture Consultants – all expertly specified and manufactured to compliment the stunning space that we created.
A carefully managed construction phase was duly completed and despite the many supply chain challenges that came with 2021, all of the furniture was delivered and Recast were able to officially open their offices on time and in budget.
The finished result is a wonderful fusion of different types of workspace and meeting/breakout areas that reflects the brand and the work that Recast do.
Location: Princes Street, Edinburgh
Project size: 4200 sq ft
Duration:– 5 weeks
Value: £120K
Published: 21 March 2022
Text & Photography: The Amos Beech Team