Three reasons why it may be time to re-imagine your office space

Growth

Have you experienced substantial growth?  Now may be the time to consider updating your space to accommodate your new and growing needs.  SGH works with many clients prior to lease negotiations to ensure the most efficient use of space that best supports how you will work now and into the future.  Location, budget, program analysis, design, furniture, and technology all play a critical role in the overall success.  Strategic design drives your project forward with clear goals before the lease is signed.

Functionality

Have your workplace needs shifted and you’re finding they no longer accommodate the needs of your team?  Through our envisioning process, SGH will guide you with confidence in establishing your programmatic requirements, team needs, and workplace cultural expectations.  From there we can design and develop a space that is tailored to your functional needs and company culture.  We understand your workplace is an extension of your mission, values and culture.  It connects people and place.  SGH brings incredible value through years of experience, research and strategy.  We look at all the critical details to ensure the result provides you and your people the very best experience.  As workplaces continue to evolve, design continues to be a catalyst for great opportunities.

Reducing Space

Have you recently reduced your footprint and are looking to adjust your space to fit your new needs?  SGH can assist in space planning and test-fitting, helping to guide you on how to best utilize your space to accommodate these changes.  SGH is here to support you.  We start by understanding your existing and new needs to build a foundation that allows for a seamless transition from design to implementation.

Have a question about how SGH can help you in the pre-lease stage. Contact us today!

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Space-as-a-Service

Space-as-a-Service businesses provide flexible work environments that are leased on an as needed basis. The concept was normalized by companies like WeWork, Regus, and SPACES who focused on flexible, vibrant, and youthful coworking spaces.  The concept has since matured, and more Space-as-a-Service businesses are emerging, looking to offer a wider variety of coworking experiences.  They carefully review local business needs, customers and location.

Future of Space-as-a-Service

SGH worked with ModSpace Atlantic, to convert 3 existing vacant spaces they owned, into a fully flexible workplace that offers premium features, services, IT and security.  Their goal was to create an “elevated, contemporary and light-filled” space that caters to evolving workplace needs and provides a truly inviting workplace experience. Space as a Service does two great things; provide desirable, alternative solutions for people and organizations who do not want to take on the risk of long-term leases and they are revitalizing existing spaces, that were otherwise sitting empty, which helps to keep buildings and neighbourhoods vital places.

An increasing division between good and not great real estate is increasing, as Class A buildings, in prime locations continue to keep tenants but with Class B and C buildings starting to empty out impacting both property value and neighbourhood vibrancy.  Space as a Service provides an ideal workspace with attractive services, comfort, and functionality in alternative locations where this likely does not exist, meeting a new demand.

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Modspace retained SGH for their Dartmouth location on the corner of Highway 111 and Burnside Drive. The elevated design and careful attention to detail provide a unique environment for their members. Shared amenities such as the meeting rooms, lunchroom, document services, and breakout spaces ensure that its use is inviting for those who work in and visit the space. Their new space sets the standard of co-working spaces high.

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The Hershey Company is a global confectionery leader known for bringing goodness to the world through its chocolate, sweets, mints, and other great-tasting snacks. This iconic company with brand names such as Hershey’s, Reese’s, Hershey’s Kisses, Jolly Rancher and Ice Breakers just to name a few retained SGH to design their new location in Mississauga, Ontario.

SGH was retained to provide The Hershey Company with interior design services for their regional office of 22,000 sq.ft. Incorporating a high level of branding for this client was critical for this condensed office space.

The design was to allow for all hoteling workspace, which was used to promote flexibility and encourage interaction within the employees. Numerous meeting rooms with high level of integrated A/V were incorporated to ensure Hershey is able to communicate with its offices in the internationally.

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