In 2014 HSBC were considering options for vacating Norwich & Frobisher House in Central Southampton, an outdated 60’s office block complex. Their aspiration was to move to more modern premises better suited to their current needs and after the usual site search and Due Diligence process they acquired a new lease for the entire space at Forum One

Forum One is located in Solent Business Park, an out of town Campus Site between Southampton and Portsmouth. The buildings are set in pleasant, well-landscaped parkland with water features making it an attractive location for a modern office.

While the building proved an ideal setting for the Bank to implement its new strategy for agile working and a modern workplace environment its out of town location created extra challenges for the Project Team during the initial transition period

The building was originally designed in 2000 over 3 floors, with a total net internal area of 6180 square metres. It also has a central atrium of 160 square metres, which is used as an informal breakout/cafe area with potential use as multi-functional space for 150 people.

The space is home to around 1000 employees

The QVS project was the first-time fit out of a single floor in a fully redeveloped building. The original building dates from the late 70’s or early 80’s but had has been taken back to the shell structure, altered to include two new atria and the external elevations part re-clad with new curtain wall glazing.

The building is multi-occupancy with HSBC the Bank taking up a lease for the entire Level 6 with space for around 375 workstations.

The primary objective was to bring together a number of departments from diverse locations across London into a single site to provide a better customer experience, improve efficiency and consolidate its London Business Banking operation

The scheme design embraced the Bank’s own version of a flexible, agile working environment combining a client facing meetings suite, workplace neighbourhoods and a series of alternative collaboration settings.

The East Midlands CMB project was a the Cat B fit-out of a new office space for a regional HSBC Team. The original building dates from 2002 but had been recently upgraded with a Cat A refurbishment by the Landlord

The building is multi-occupancy with the Bank taking up a lease for around half of Level 2 with space for 64 workstations, some Collaboration Areas and a Client Facing Meetings Suite.

The project objective was part of a wider initiative to consolidate the East Midlands Region property portfolio and bring together a number of departments from across the region into a single site with a view to providing a better customer experience, and improved efficiency.

The scheme design embraced the Bank’s developed vision for a flexible workplace environment.

A&Q Partnership have been involved in a number of projects for Selex ES including refurbishments to the HR offices and Space lab. The most extensive project is the formation of a new reception and restaurant within the existing industrial unit. Selex ES are part of the Finmeccanica group, working on defence and security electronics such as radar systems, air traffic control, avionics and UAV’s. As the scheme would be used for team and client meetings in addition to breakout spaces, it required to be visually distinct.

The spaces include several curved glazed meeting rooms with a mezzanine for larger meetings.

The design includes a number of bespoke timber curved screens, a cafeteria and a thorough M&E redesign that has allowed an exposed red fabric air conditioning duct system to match the rest of the scheme.

The primary project objective was to provide an appropriate working environment for a recently acquired Business Entity not part of HSBC’s established workplace culture. Through continued discussions with the end users, we were able to deliver an office space tailored to fully accommodate their needs.

The building, located in the heart of Glasgow’s central business district, is a nine-storey purpose built office in multiple occupancy, with a total net area of approximately 16,330 square metres (174,800 square feet). The new team moving into the east wing of the first floor was approximately 140 strong with the requirement for additional flexible workstations. The proposed layout seeks to optimise the use of the space within the context of the brief.