Firm： BDG architecture + design

Type： Commercial › Office Educational › Auditorium Hospitality + Sport › Restaurant

STATUS： Built

YEAR： 2015

SIZE： 100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft

BUDGET： $10M - 50M

Photos： Gareth Gardner (16), Maris Mezulis (6)

BDG worked with MEC and Ogilvy & Mather Group UK to relocate their businesses from multiple sites to the newly refurbished riverside location of Sea Containers House.

Prior to embarking on the architectural design, BDG undertook a strategic review of Ogilvy and MEC, through our Assess, Audit and Align process, this included a review of relevant future working; benchmarking against similar organisations; analysing the current workplaces and shortlisted buildings; mapping movement patterns, establishing a hierarchy of spaces.

All of the above analysis was compiled into a future working model, based on a more empowered culture of working in a dynamic environment with collaborative working and a common spatial culture.

The chosen building, Sea Containers, has undergone a major refurbishment to provide a new office and hotel building, with Ogilvy and MEC the office tenants. 50% of their space has been taken from Shell + Core to enable our team to influence the space in a more cost effective and architectural manner.

In the recently completed Sea Containers building, Ogilvy / MECs new London HQ, BDG architecture + design along with fellow consultants Matheson Whiteley, Bollingbrook and Arup have created state of the art flexible workspace - boldly pushing the boundaries of commercial interior architecture.

The project questions all aspects of what commercial environments can offer by setting its sights high and drawing on examples from other landmark buildings along the Southbank.

The Sea Containers building offers its users an environment as culturally stimulating as the Hayward Gallery with the quality of the National Theatre and a catering offer to rival the nearby Oxo tower.