For Pacific Companies in Irvine, Hendy worked on their new office concept that focused on comfort and workplace adaptation, implementing the home-like environment with numerous materials and providing opportunities to create attraction to employees and allow them to feel free to express their creativity.
The feeling is mutually engulfed since engagement is an aspect that should not be underestimated. This causes motivation and this leads to results which obviously can go right down to the bottom line. Building an effective organizational culture where the employees can be engaged to decide how and where work is to be done is essential in the new world of work.
The CEO of a number one nationwide physician recruiting agency embraced this strategy, and partnering with the Hendy team sought to design a new office that employees would anticipate going to every day. This is rather logical since the services provided by the company demand team members stay on the phone for most of their working hours. This meant that the office had to be worth the travel by being as comfortable and accommodating as people have come to enjoy from remote working. After analyzing the current layout, Hendy pictured the new space as an extension of an employee home that is warm in the aspect of interiors and is composed of natural leather, wood, and metal tiling in the small yet powerful area. Employees are free to spend their spare time near a fireplace or even have a cup of coffee at the espresso machine.
Anyone who has faced a hard working day will find the best company at the wine bar as most of them will gather there at the end of the day. As for creativity, there is no set prescription as to which type of environment may be preferable for idea generation – some people work best in a relaxed environment. The design of the new HQ is not only practical and comfortable but allows all the Pacific Companies employees to meet, talk, and work at the same time.
