Maclay Murray & Spens, Glasgow

Maclay Murray & Spens needed more space and a proper space planning strategy to allow for future growth and change. haa design's primary design intervention was to move the conference facilities to the ground floor and create a multi-use space joined with the main reception. Curved walls flow through from reception into the conference area making this area appear more spacious than it actually is. A balance between an established and a modern image is achieved by the use of light coloured wood together with brightly coloured, fashionable furniture. A purpose-designed carpet adds a feeling of luxury with modernity.   Within the upper floors, devoted to general office space, half height and slatted timber screens create a degree of privacy while modulating the view across the office. Splashes of colour and sections of dropped ceiling are deliberately off-set from the main circulation routes.