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Japan's Largest Financial Services Company | Hong Kong

Bridging Spaces: Creating a Coherent Brand and User Experience

Sector
Banking, Finance & Insurance
Type
Branded Environments
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Client & Executive Suites
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Workplace
Location
Hong Kong
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Japan's Largest Financial Services Company | Hong Kong

Bridging Spaces: Creating a Coherent Brand and User Experience

Following the successful delivery of a 68,000 sq. ft. Client Suites and Workplace at AIRSIDE for Japan’s largest financial institution, One Space was once again tasked by the Bank to redesign its 15,000 sq. ft. workplace, including the executive floor at AIA Central, 1 Connaught Road, in the heart of Hong Kong’s CBD.

In collaboration with CBRE, our goal was to create a seamless extension of workspace to the Bank’s main office and client service centre in West Kowloon. The design optimised the available area to accommodate pre-existing meeting rooms and increase workstations, whilst maintaining the active, collaborative style found in AIRSIDE office to ensure a coherent user experience. 

To address the space constraints, we reduced the size of the existing server room expanding usable workspace. Drawing from our experience at AIRSIDE, we incorporated the same subtle earth tones, neutral colours, and contemporary art deco-inspired graphics to energise public spaces and informal areas. The Bank’s brand expression we helped create at the headquarters has also been preserved and reapplied.

A custom stone curved wall was introduced at the main entrance to create a more welcoming ambiance. Open harbour views from the front-of-house meeting rooms provide a connection to the city. A central social hub placed in the middle of the floor encourages spontaneous interaction amongst users.