One Space was commissioned to reestablish the views into this famous atrium at the HSBC Headquarters building in Hong Kong, restoring a lost connection that the original 1985 design had championed. When the need for private high-value client meeting spaces in this unique setup was briefed, we responded with a strikingly innovative ‘glazed pod’ design … Continued
The relocation of FP Marine Risks and Howden Insurance Brokers, sister companies under the Hyperion Insurance Group, to a new 9,700 sq. ft. space in Causeway Bay allowed One Space to create a tailor-made office for both companies. The challenge was to design a home that would support a more integrated business operation and generate … Continued
The client is a well-known British financier and philanthropist who co-founded this enterprise in the late 90s and subsequently grew it into a ‘Global Top 20’ hedge fund. The project’s very prescriptive brief demanded that this trading floor-driven business be clearly differentiated from other fund interiors through its uniquely ‘non-corporate’ ambience. One Space were commissioned … Continued
One Space were commissioned from 2007 to 2015 to re-design all of HSBC’s Executive Floors, for the first time since this iconic building was completed. Our unabashedly modern re-designs bring the Global, Regional & Hong Kong Executives closer together and facilitates interaction across five floors of this highly idiosyncratic headquarters building. A key focus of … Continued
HSBC commissioned One Space to design the first major modification to its renowned landmark building in the heart of Central. The brief was to redesign the entrance of the Main Building Plaza lobby to allow for upgrade access control to the upper floors. As one of Hong Kong’s most visible public spaces, the project called … Continued
With a heritage that dates back to pre-industrial England in 1785, this renowned global cost management consultancy has operated in Hong Kong since 1962. As they relocated their offices from Hong Kong Island to Kwun Tong, the firm’s executives approached One Space to develop a new workplace model spanning 1-3/4 floors in a Grade A … Continued
When Australian global insurance company QBE Insurance engaged us to design their new workplace, spanning 34,000 sq. ft. across two buildings in Quarry Bay, they refocused their energy on the inextricable link between staff engagement and customer satisfaction. With this in mind, One Space needed to design a workspace that fostered professional interactions and relationships.
Old Mutual International, one of the world’s leading providers of international wealth management solutions, commissioned One Space to design a new home for the company’s relocation to a Grade A office tower in Causeway Bay. The task required us to design an open, accessible environment for the firm’s staff, whilst communicating the firm’s well-established brand … Continued
As MetLife relocated their Asia-Pacific Headquarters into the brand new One Taikoo Place in Hong Kong, they appointed One Space to develop a more agile and collaborative workplace model. The project brought together staff from three relocations, and required us to conduct detailed stakeholder interviews with several business unit heads. The new office needed to … Continued
With over US$230 billion in assets, this Hong Kong-headquartered, independent pan-Asia insurer needed to relocate some 920 staff into a multi-floor, 80,000 SF leased premises in Wanchai. Astutely, the Board seized this opportunity to comprehensively reengineer its workplace paradigm, engaging One Space from Concept to Completion.
