In touch with your world futuristic own Beijing office design by M Moser

When a company is renowned for delivering modern client-focused workplace environments throughout Asia, it makes good business sense that its new offices will be a standard-bearer for the way forward in commercial interior design.

Every M Moser office around the world is defined by a collaborative and integrated approach to work, says founder and chairman Moira Moser.

"Each time we add a new location or relocate or redesign an existing one, it is an opportunity to re-imagine how our workspaces can support that approach to push the boundaries a little further in collaborative design and technology.

"While we've been in Beijing since 1997, our recently relocated and redesigned office is also a snapshot of how we're evolving. This fit-out is part of a process implemented in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and most recently in Chengdu.

"The new environment is optimised to support the activities of designers, architects, engineers and planners both working as part of integrated project teams and also contributing their expertise to other M Moser offices worldwide."

In design terms, this translates into a virtually barrier-free office, says director, head of Beijing office, Doris Wong.

"The offices are in a new building, and are mainly open-plan, with fluid, intuitive circulation through the spaces. Digital whiteboards, touchscreens and video conferencing technologies are integrated into spaces, creating virtual project rooms that enable the company's professionals and clients anywhere on the globe to interact in real time."

Incorporating these facilities into the walls and ceiling planes of meeting rooms for example, the glass walls double as white boards helps deliver a visually uncluttered aesthetic. There are three formal meeting rooms, two quiet rooms and five open meeting spaces with technology at the ready. The balance of the 900m² premises is taken up with casual breakout spaces, 90 workstations in open-plan layout, a library and a cafe.

The new Beijing office has achieved LEED Gold certification, a reflection of the company's global commitment to sustainability, says Moira Moser.

"We've approached each new or redesigned location as a opportunity to exercise our sustainable design muscles. What we learn about making our own offices extremely functional and very green, while staying within a budget, can definitely be applied to the projects we do for our clients."

Story by: Charles Moxham