Honouring the brand guidelines and legacy of the global flavour and nutrition manufacturer, the design team delivered vibrant interiors that stir the senses.
Symrise, one of the largest manufacturers of flavour and nutrition globally, commissioned Motif Interiors to design and build its new regional headquarters. In less than three months, our design team managed to deliver an ergonomic and vibrant workspace. We also managed to maintain the corporate feel that honours the legacy of Symrise.
Symrise opened its first office in Dubai back in 2005. Following its expansion and growth in the Middle East, the management team wanted a modern, sophisticated regional headquarters. They also wanted to showcase their abilities as a leading flavour and nutrition solution provider.
The client approached our team due to our experience in large-scale workspace projects with global companies. They also appreciated our knowledge and understanding of the building's approval process and technical aspects.
Rita Estephan, design manager at Motif Interiors, comments: "Our team has executed numerous projects for global corporates. So, we took advantage of our past experiences and used them to give Symrise the design that's right for their business."
The initial client brief was that the overall design needs to reflect the strong corporate brand and tell the story of Symrise. We literally had to bring the world of flavour and nutrition to life.
Symrise partners and customers include large, multinational companies and leading regional and local manufacturers of food and beverages. Given the dynamics of their work, it was essential to avoid any business disruptions during the relocation. And, of course, to finish the project on time and within budget.
"Client wanted a workspace where staff will enjoy, feel happy and settle quickly. Our design team delivered a bright ergonomic office interiors with multiple collaboration areas and management offices" adds Rita.
During the space planning phase, Motif's design team needed to create the right allocation between commercial office space and application kitchen areas.
Laura O'Connell, marketing manager at Symrise, comments: "It was a great experience, and Motif Interiors were an enjoyable team to work with. We are thrilled with the final result."
An administration wing consists of multiple office spaces for their accounting and finance teams, human resources and managing director offices.
With a strong focus on ergonomics and employee wellbeing, Rita and her team intentionally placed the main sales and marketing area next to the high windows. This allowed additional natural light to flood the open-plan space. An informal meeting area with a high table and stools takes the central position in the space. Here, Symrise employees can have quick informal meetings while also serving as temporary hot desks.
It comprises a large reception area and two meeting rooms. The reception counter features the Symrise logo in red colour is visible right from the lift lobby. This gives instant brand recognition to visitors. We chose high-end finishes and lighting, combining natural and engineered materials. The contrast of warm and cool shades matches the Symrise branding colours.
Two meeting rooms are next to the reception and separated by a foldable partition. The main boardroom is designed to host high-level client representatives from global blue-chip companies. At the same time, the smaller room is suitable for presentations, tasting sessions, town hall meetings and interviews.
A creative centre consists of office space for the team, sensory space and application kitchens for all food categories, allowing Symrise teams to offer an immersive experience to their clients and showcase their products and services.
The culinary show kitchen has been identified as a key area to enhance the client experience. It is fully equipped as per the highest hygienic and safety standards, catering to all types of culinary applications, demonstrations and tasting.
With direct access to the terrace overlooking Dubai's Jumeirah Lakes Towers, the staff pantry features a more relaxed informal bench, lounge and bar seating to encourage staff collaboration. Comfortable bench seating with a TV in the window area can also be used as a breakout space or a brainstorming area.
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Office breakout spaces are vital to an energized, innovative workspace, for offices of all sizes. It is vital to the morale and well-being of workers go provide informal places to collaborate or find privacy away from their usual desk.
Ready to build a space for a breakout in your office? Five suggestions from newly-finished projects are here:
As an alternative to traditional fixed desks for each employee, companies are exploring agile workplace design. This means providing a variety of options of furniture depending on the activity to be undertaken. Items such as booths, pods, armchairs, sofas, benches, tables, can be used in office breakout spaces. The concept is to provide flexibility depening on the need of the users, for example space for private calls or quiet focus, as well as other spaces for informal meetings and colloboataion.
Perfect for brainstorming between teams or presenting ideas in a spotaneous manner, writable surfaces can be used very effectively to enhance breakout areas. Writable walls can be accompanied by a variety of soft furniture to really enhance energy and foster creative ideas.
Plants can be used to maintain a healthy office that is functional, aesthetic, , and environmemtally freindly. Biophillia has been proven to make people feel relaxed and help improve indoor air quality. Due to compounds in paints, furnishings, fabrics and building materials, indoor air can be as much as 12 times more polluted than outdoor air in some places. However, 87 percent of volatile organic compounds and other toxins are removed every 24 hours by plants. Other natural elements can aid in behavioral recovery and stress management, and as more elements are added, organizational satisfaction increases.
The right lighting will enhance mood, energy, alertness and efficiency in a workplace. Start by using workstations near windows as much as possible to get the benefits of natural sunlight.
There any many options for ambient, direct and indirect lighting to be used across the workplace, with customizable overhead and task lighting solutions also available.
In most workplaces LED bulbs that emit a ‘cool’ white/warm light which is similar to natural daylight. Being exposed to more daylight rather than artificial lights has been proven to improve sleep quality for users. In breakout areas, moveable track lights or hanging feature lights can be used to differentiate from the rest of the office area and provide comfort to employees.
While office breakout spaces will differ wildly from office to office, the goal is always to give employees options. Remembering – and celebrating – the fact that people create and thrive in a range of settings will ensure that your workers stay productive and happy.
Check out the office breakout spaces we designed for our client Augustus Media.
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Office interior trends are continually evolving. The furniture that completes your office and its design plays a significant role in enhancing employee productivity and well-being. As the new generation joins the workforce, managers must ensure a safe and warm welcome to newcomers and nurture a friendly ambience to ideate, collaborate & work together. For 2021, here are 3 commercial interior design trends that every employee will be looking forward to.
Multi-functional ergonomic furniture is the latest trend that can benefit your office space in multiple ways. Adaptable furniture enables employees to shift spaces as per their needs depending on the activity they are working on.
With the latest trend, people can rearrange their chairs, desks, and furniture when needed to suit different needs. This trend of adaptability saves a lot of space and therefore additional cost. People can bring together pieces of furniture for team meetings or seclude the furniture for private conversations. Height-adjustable desks enable healthy work posture at the office and encourage employees to focus more.
Organizations and employees today are becoming highly conscious about the environment, be it at the office or at their homes. Buying sustainable products, planting more greens and reducing waste production are some of the best practices every person is adopting today. Reflecting these core values and reducing the carbon footprint is a key part of organizational performance for corporate clients. The use of recycled and locally sourced materials is a key factor to consider in office interior design. Integrating more plants, creating living walls, vertical gardens and hanging vegetation are also being used to improve indoor air quality in a natural sustainable way.
Interior design firms in Dubai are making organizations realize the importance of going green and are helping firms realize the importance of sustainability in commercial office design.
A new wave of technology-savvy ‘Generation Z’ employees are beginning to enter the workforce in many companies, this younger generation has been using technology since childhood. Around 80% of the workforce stated that the latest technologies, gadgets, systems, and infrastructure has enhanced their performance and transformed the workplace for the better. Integrated technologies in all aspects of the workplace are key to making the offices future-proof and this trend is only expected to accelerate.
So, that’s all about the 3 Interior Trends Every Office must have in 2021. The team at Motif Interiors has bought all our essential knowledge and experience together to make sure all our projects comply with these trends and give industry-leading interior design solutions to our clients.
Interested to learn more about our services, reach out to us, our experts are here to guide you.
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As companies today are getting increasingly conscious of the importance of employee health and well-being upon return to working from the office, inspiring workspaces are becoming a new normal. In order to achieve this, interior design firms in Dubai have come up with effective ideas that foster both employee wellness and productivity within the workplace.
The demand for advanced technologies & wellness-based designs is driving businesses to invest in spaces that are both flexible and progressive. Unique and flexible workstation systems that can enhance the wellness and happiness of employees are being widely considered. The new spaces are vibrant, authentic to the core, and adaptable to new technologies as they arrive.
As we move into the New Year following many new project inquiries and ongoing discussions with clients, we have observed a few trends that can create a powerful impact on your workspace interiors.
As previously mentioned plants and biophilia can be major design features in office environments. The majority of new office spaces are incorporating a variety of live and artificial plants, living green, and moss walls. Vertical gardens and hanging horticulture are innovative ways to increase the amount of nature in the workplace. Ceilings are commonly left as open industrial style allowing maximum space to enhance the biophilic design.
Motif Interiors, one of the industry-leading office fit-out companies in Dubai is creating enhanced commercial spaces to help businesses stay ahead in both sustainability and employee wellness across their client's workspaces.
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Endless innovations & advanced technologies have surprisingly transformed the core organizational structures into futuristic workspaces. Industries are observing a vital shift in the workspace arrangement from personalized kiosks to technically advanced setups.
Post the pandemic, organizations globally are setting new standards in redesigning their workspaces. Now, they are demanding more secure, innovative and futuristic office spaces for employee safety and better productivity. The new designs are custom-tailored to attract new employees and partners. Renowned interior design firms in Dubai like Motif Interiors are redesigning spaces that encourage smooth workplace operations even in these pandemic times.
The newly designed workspaces offer great inspiration to the work culture and office setting. They ensure safer regular operations along with creating robust interpersonal relationships between the employees and employers.
Fostering collaboration amongst employees is the first strategy in modern office space designs. Further, technology smoothens the workflow and enhances teamwork. Today, the core importance is given to creating effective collaboration through spaces rather than boardroom meetings & private kiosks.
Employers are aware that establishing a flexible working system can boost employee performance & productivity. Making the operational hours flexible encourages them to deliver quality output & thereby become a valuable part of business growth. Work from anywhere and flexible timings are the two most important factors in the modern-day work culture.
Organizations today are incorporating high-level innovative interior designs into their office model. This has greatly influenced and raised the demand for interior designers everywhere. Motif Interiors, the best interior design firms in Dubai, is creating highly innovative futuristic workspaces that embrace next-generation technology.
And the next-generation workspace culture includes:
Working for long hours can be a devastating experience for employees. Further, increased workload gives very little time for the task at hand. To avoid these, organizations have incorporated value-added services into the system that render numerous benefits & amenities to employees. This enables employees to actively perform their job even for long hours. Not every day, but, in extreme need, this idea is going to be helpful.
Collegiate-Like Spaces
The new age workforces believe that personalized, collaborative spaces are better than regular ones. In a comfy setting as such, they are encouraged to deliver better productivity. Redesigning your existing workspaces can bring that new touch to your office ambience. Collegiate-like spaces are environments which make your employees work easy and manageable. Therefore, interior designers are embracing this new style for office spaces.
Office work demands you to sit in a place for long hours to carry out business operations. To alleviate that stress, interior design firms in Dubai are designing customized height adjustable office desks that enable employees with seating options. Incorporating ergonomics into space designs is the newest trend every business firm is adopting today.
To make the experience even better, other technological setups are incorporated for enhanced security, comfort, and flexibility. And they include
For enhanced communication across departments and intercommunication, a high-speed network is all your employees need. Communication & engagement becomes far easier with a good network & that will help you to achieve your business goals faster. Motif Interiors innovative, customized designs ensure your office furniture provides ample support to high-speed connectivity.
Interior designers today are considering the innovative trend as crucial in inciting effective interpersonal connections, comfort and business growth. Motif Interiors is one of the best office fit out companies in Dubai who are renowned for their reliability and efficiency. We ensure your workspaces are custom-designed and decked with state-of-the-art features.
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Ever since the pandemic, workplace safety and remote work have become the new normal. But there are still some jobs that must be done on-premises. Established systems & sensitive materials need employees to work around in shifts. But the demand is far from reality now. Being one of the best interior design firms in Dubai, Motif Interiors are here to share some useful tips that can help everyone stay healthy in the office while sharing common workspaces.
Are you planning to bring back your workforce to the office? We are here to guide you. Our latest article How to Maintain Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic? covers the fundamentals of creating a healthy and sterile work atmosphere. Read On!
Frequent sanitization of office spaces is essential now. Alongside, organizations also need better communication and signage strategies, to ensure employee wellbeing and healthy office culture. Tips shared ahead will ensure you gain both knowledge & peace of mind while addressing this critical public health issue.
Adopting the best cleaning and sanitization routines can greatly eliminate the risk of COVID-19 spread. Taking extra care to keep the surfaces, objects, door handles etc. clean is a must now. Employers also must follow the strict guidelines to ensure the safety of their workers & workplace environment.
Get useful tips & complete guidance on how to clean & disinfect your workspaces. We suggest you read, understand and follow the key points to ensure complete safety.
It’s important to understand the level of your workspace indoor air quality and take immediate steps to eliminate the virus spread in the office space. Research states that breathing fresh air leads to better decision-making, performance, planning, strategizing and action.
Using cleaning agents regularly can also lead to air pollution. Poor air quality intensifies the virus spread. As employees are getting back to offices, maintaining healthy indoor environments is essential now. Organizations need to focus more on air-conditioning systems to filter, dilute and remove pathogens. While improving your work facilities filtration systems, ensure you follow the minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) standards. MERV addresses in numbers from 1 and 16 that signifies your air efficiency. The higher the MERV, the more effective the air filter is at eliminating particles.
Our Qualified MEP and HVAC, at Motif can help you to improve your air quality system, with detailed analysis and testing.
Understanding the issues, we recommend the subsequent air quality intrusions:
Though remote working has become the new normal, organizations might still need to execute certain operations from office. And for that, social distancing is mandatory. Adopting the habit early will give you enough time to check what plan works best for your teams & also enable you to frame new strategies convenient for your employees.
Tips to follow during social distancing:
Our HSE team at Motif, has assisted a number of international clients like Petrasco, Colliers International and Arkema DMCC to implement acrylic barriers at their workplaces, to help their staff to return safely to their offices.
Planning to reopen your office spaces after a long work from home model. Then, this is the best time to plan, strategize and initiate the hygiene process at your office. Apart from making available the disinfectant wipes & sanitizers, creating new partitioned spaces & maintaining flexible seating is also mandatory.
If you are looking for the best interior design firms in Dubai to redesign your workspaces post COVID-19, then Motif Interiors is the right choice for you.
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Breakout areas are the most widespread and are believed to be extremely beneficial in the modern office environment. The spaces are greatly transforming the business operations for the better. How? You might ask. Workplace breakout areas come in numerous styles and dimensions, but all of them share a common goal that is to better the workplace. Well, in this article, you can find some incredible breakout area advantages that inspired us to inculcate the trend into so many of our clients’ spaces.
A unique space that is different from a formal working area. A space that offers the much-needed break for employees beyond their work. Though they are still a part of the regular office, the chill, comfort & adorable feel a breakout space brings to the employees, is what makes it unique from the rest of the office space.
Instead of constantly sticking to the chair, these spaces will encourage the employees to drift away from their normal routine desks at least for a while. Constantly sitting in one place might make your employees bored and lethargic. Breakout areas are a great opportunity to bring about that change and inspiration within your staff. A change in scenery, a creative space to chill out, a retreating space to binge on when stress is high at work is what breakout spaces are all about. This will not only reduce the stress, but indeed enhances the employee creativity & productivity to a great extent.
Communication within the office is extremely essential to help create robust workplace connections, discuss creative concepts and maintain productive collaborations. Being a deskaholic will only reduce that engagement spirit within the employees. Campus breakout areas are an incredible solution that encourage employees to interact better with colleagues & other staff. Additionally, these spaces can produce a positive impact on employee productivity, creativity and happiness in the workplace.
Sitting in the same chair all day long won’t make your employees inspired & productive. Breaking away from the regular desk space to somewhere cool & cosy will help infuse some creativity and inspiration into the hectic day. Office breakout areas can be great alternate workspaces. Allowing employees to work freely, move around flexibly will give them that freshness & confidence to deliver better. Also, you must understand, brainstorming creative ideas birth more in breakout spaces than in office environments.
Research has revealed some shocking statistics about life expectancy and overall health of desk workers lately. After that, it has become even more important to ensure employees are not just confined to their spaces but frequently troll around for enhanced health & creativity. Creating designer break out spaces for your employees will offer them a great incentive, motivate them to move and take a troll off their chair. Interior design firms in Dubai are well-known for creating inspirational spaces. The best break out spaces are said to have fun games such as table tennis, billiards, caroms etc. in their environment & also are considered as perfect spots for informal meetings. Encouraging mobility and flexibility in your office is a great starting point to help you build a happy and healthy workforce.
Office spaces can be quite distracting with continuous phone ringing, chatters, noisy printers, loud office discussions. Working in the midst of such an environment can lower productivity. Moving away to some comfy space where employees can have their own space to concentrate & work better can be the best solution and a fantastic breakout area benefit.
This way, businesses can offer great scope for employee satisfaction, happiness & enhanced productivity in the workplace. It is always beneficial to have a second workplace for employees to retreat from the daily hustle and bustle of the main workspace.
Motif Interiors, the best office fit out companies in Dubai are well known for their creative concepts & out-of-the-box breakout spaces.
Breakout spaces are becoming increasingly desirable today due to their creative designs and incredible benefits. The spaces are highly unique & are something that every employee today will expect to have in their work environment. Investing in the creative side of your employees, boosting their wellness shows them that you care which, in return, adds a great value to your work & business culture.
Motif Interiors is one of the top office fit out companies in Dubai that have a rich experience of over 15 yrs. in designing, customizing & manufacturing commercial fit-outs & exclusive corporate furniture.
If you are looking for the best interior design firms in Dubai, then Motif Interiors is the perfect place for all your design demands.
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Interior design firms in Dubai are undergoing a massive transformation due to the Covid 19 pandemic and we look at its impact on future office designs. The onset of which has forced companies to completely rethink and reframe their workplace strategies to bring in measures to ensure safety of their staff as number one priority. The same is being widely applied to interior & furniture office designs. The ‘new normal’ is driving every industry to adapt and evolve in real-time with enduring outcomes that will last in the long-term. The regular ways of work, meet, eat & even play, all have transformed dramatically.
One of the fundamental factors in Commercial office design has always been to encourage employees to engage and connect with each other in the workplace. Despite things slowly returning towards normality, the precautions and social distancing measures are likely here to stay for the long term. It is highly important now to understand the need to rethink the traditional workplace design concepts. The new structure calls for more caution, safety, and social distance whilst still maintaining modern, unique and creative designs. The landscape of commercial interior design is in the process of major change.
While there’s a lot to talk about the future of the changing landscape of workplace design, today through this article, let’s focus on the Ways the Pandemic Can Impact Future Office Designs.
Getting back to work after a long work from home period and adapting to new workstations can be challenging to employees. Interior design firms in Dubai have taken up the challenge to create new socially distanced workspaces following the 2 meter rule. Office desks have been shrinking or moving towards activity based or hot-desking concepts over the years, but now, the onset of the pandemic is reversing this situation.
Keeping desks clean, sanitizing spaces frequently helps maintain healthy workstations. The precautions enable safe maintenance throughout the workplace. Reducing the amount of physical contact in all aspects of the organization through automation and digitization was already happening. This trend is continuing to develop and is key to mitigate COVID-19 spreading on surfaces.
Before the pandemic, working in large open collaborative style spaces has been the trend. COVID-19 has reversed the megatrend leading to an increased demand for closed offices again.
Clear communication addressing social distancing, policies and flow around the office are now having to be considered in office design. Companies are also having to consider procedures to ensure the safety of all staff and visitors. One ways systems, high traffic footfall areas and employee density need to be carefully considered and precautions taken.
The new normal will also see companies investing in a new suite of contactless technologies to reduce virus transmission. Contactless pathways, motion sensors, facial recognition systems & more futuristic approach where employees can avoid physical contact as much as possible. Interior design firms in Dubai are helping companies reshape their workspaces completely by adopting futuristic technology & healthy norms.
Given the seriousness of the situation and changing requirements of office space some businesses are moving offices or using this period to completely redesign their offices. The new workspaces will see broader passages and doorways, more physical distancing between employees and departments.
If you are looking for a commercial fit-out company in Dubai, then, Motif are specialised in Commercial Office Design and Build projects.
Good ventilation is key to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In some aging buildings it is important to conduct proper testing of HVAC performance. Further, to ensure the workspaces are safe, companies are also adopting air filter technology for high-end office climate control systems.
In co-working spaces where companies share buildings and workspaces, there is a high chance for virus transformation. There is a recent boom in demand for co-working spaces as companies look towards a more flexible future. But at the same time, extreme precautions must be carried out to ensure co-working spaces are 100% safe to work.
With all the norms set and new designs framed, companies are now ready to set their drive again into the work environments. Motif interiors, are continuing to create inspiring workspaces despite the pandemic. With over 11 years of experience with over 1000 projects completed across the UAE has made them one of the top commercial interior design companies in Dubai.
If you are looking for a commercial fit-out company in Dubai, then please do not hesitate to reach out to the team of experts at Motif Interiors.
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