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CHARLES HUNTER

CASE STUDY

RECRUITMENT

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READING

Team collaboration was at the heart of the design scheme for CHA’s new workplace in central Reading. The agency was seeking to adopt new ways of working as they migrated to hybrid model, and at the core of their brief, their new home sought to reflect their young and dynamic culture. The result is a stunning raw industrial design scheme, where exposed services beautifully blend with brand integration at every turn.

AT A GLANCE

JOHNATHAN WADSWORTH, OWNER, CHA

It was an excellent project with outstanding results! We’re very happy with it. Great work from GTA Interior.

READING

4,000 SQ.FT

8 WEEKS

THE DETAIL

Corten steel details and wayfinding signage.

Corten steel details and wayfinding signage.

Acoustic screens buffer and absorb sound in the open plan to ensure better office acoustics.

Acoustic screens buffer and absorb sound in the open plan to ensure better office acoustics.

Crittall effect partitioning complement the industrial look of the CAT A base build.

Crittall effect partitioning complement the industrial look of the CAT A base build.

HOW WE DID IT...

Charles Hunter Associates, a specialist recruitment agency which operates in the Social Work, Care and Nursing sectors, appointed GTA to Design and Build their new workplace in Reading   GTA commenced the design journey with fit factor space planning of several building options to assist CHA’ building selection.   As team collaboration was an integral part of the design; pockets of space are carved out using suspended acoustic screens and subtly present different furniture settings to allow staff choice of where to meet or do focus work.   Brand integration was key to the finishes selection. The raw industrial design scheme of exposed services, corten steel, red brick, concrete and solid timber flooring creates a neutral textured backdrop to CHA’s strong brand.   CHA adopt a work hard play hard ethos and so the games area was of upmost importance to the workspace and in fostering this culture. With any exposed services and open plan office schemes it is paramount acoustics are designed into the space; at CHA suspended ceiling panels ensure sufficient acoustic absorption so noise doesn’t travel across the office.

LET'S TALK

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