DSP (Interiors) Ltd were contacted by QuEST Global’s Derby team to assist in the design and fit out of a multi-storey office building on the RTC business park in Derby. Our first task was to establish a full client brief and undertook a full Who? What? Where? Workplace analysis to inform the space planning and interior design. Given the high numbers of staff and resulting support spaces this was quite an in-depth task.

Following initial concept design proposals and accompanying BOQ’s, DSP (Interiors) Ltd were delighted to be awarded the contract for the design and fit out. After further in-depth consultations with the client, the design developed extensively. The biggest amendment was the central Work Cafe and Meeting Suite concept. The Work Cafe and Suite had to be decentralized due to the operations of the teams at the site which needed to be compartmentalized due to the nature of the organisation of each team.

In addition, further private offices, an Ideas Lab, Sales Office and special ‘huddle’ areas needed to be incorporated around large work screens. The scope of numbers of workstations was reduced and large expanses of open plan offices were further divided up by carefully located acoustic booths, pods and screens to assist in acoustical privacy and encourage localised agile working within teams. The main large Conference Room includes a high dB rated double glazed partitioning system with impressive double glazed acoustic door set entrance.

The interior design still follows the ‘Resimercial’ feel whilst incorporating QuEST branding. Rustic flooring, woods, concretes and Brick graphic walls have been incorporated within the Cafe’s and stylised tree motifs coupled with graphite framework / Beech veneer doors to the glazed partitions provide a contemporary aesthetic with biophilic elements.

Beginning with 1 floor over two wings the project expanded to a further 2 floors. The principles from the initial design were replicated on each floor but tailored to each specific groups of teams. DSP (Interiors) Ltd were able to deliver all floors within tight timescales providing a complete turnkey solution.