The Chief Executive Officer of IPE, a long standing client of Spice Design who previously held senior management posts at the Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, again enlisted the design services of Spice.

Spice were brought in to design and manage new facilities for premises adjacent to Tower Bridge in the form of new reception, conference suites and executive offices.

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The client’s brief for the design and colour schemes were to be progressive and commensurate with the level of corporate visitors to the building.

Although the brief was unrestricted, Spice were required to consider a number of practicalities which included retaining existing brown granite finishes to flooring and lift lobby surround.

The original reception area was thought by the bank to be gloomy and corporately impersonal, therefore the emphasis was placed on providing interesting and effective lighting embracing the new planning requirements for a strategically located ‘greeter’ reception desk, in front of a new system of turnstyle gates .

As the planning brief was developed, Spice drew the client’s attention to the possibilities of using the available space, not only for a visitor waiting area, but also for informal meetings with low level purpose-made glazed separation screens. Read the rest of this entry »

The South Tower main entrance acts a reception for security access for over 500 data processing staff and corporate client visitors. Johnson Controls, the facility managers appointed Spice Design to head up a special project team to carry out a major upgrade to the entrance reception and lift lobby area.

Following the successful concept developed for the bank’s flagship branch at Alie Street in London. The colour scheme was adjusted following a presentation to senior bank management to provide a warmer, more friendly atmosphere to the reception, with improvements to lighting and new reception facilities generally.

The scope of project included terra-cotta colour venetian plaster to the walls, new marble floor with inset carpet tile rug detail, back illuminated green acid etched glass and maple reception desk and architrave surrounds to lift openings. Read the rest of this entry »

The three directors of Norimet recently purchased new open-plan offices, then the newly refurbished building in the centre of the West End.

The brief to Spice was to create maximum open-plan area to allow directors and support staff maximum visual voice contact to continue the traditions of Metal & Commodity by all three directors.

The offices are fitted out with a traditional boardroom/conference room and modern reception area separated from the rest of the office by full height, acid etched glass screens and maple veneered coats cupboards. Read the rest of this entry »