Spice Design Consultants completed the design, planning and project management for the first FMOT [ first moment of truth] retail analysis facility in Europe. A new team of specialist IT management were assembled by P&G to set up the state of the art technology in the form of virtual reality equipment and IT processing network systems. One of the main challenges was the delivery of the Barco CAVE a structure consisting of four industry size projectors and mirrors with complex digital calibration control equipment.

The services which were launched with “medium fanfare” and immediate success, will be marketed outside the P&G corporate group to the other retail giants.

Due to the commercial demand Spice were appointed to extend the offices and AV facilities with specialist AV company Impact Marcom.

Second phase due to complete in September 2007.

Spice Design were invited to bid for the total design, planning, project management, and delivery of the control centre and purpose built satellite consoles, including all equipment on a competitive tender basis against specialist consultants from the US.

The progressive R.F.P. bid document produced by Newskies Satellites Project Management, Colem Communications, was succinct in NSS’s requirements, but was open to innovative solutions for the design of an integrated console within a condensed ‘footprint’. It was clearly apparent from the indicative programme, that any bid had to be completely comprehensive, not only in terms of conceptual design of the console control room and ancillary areas, but also supported with accurate method statements, specifications, drawings and visuals.

Spice needed to demonstrate their credibility and background to deliver to a technical environment, commensurate with a highly professional and commercial ethos demanded by the Newskies management team. Read the rest of this entry »

Spice Design were appointed in the latter part of 1997 by ICO Global Communications, a satellite communications company, which has a distribution agreement with over 91 countries to provide satellite telephone services.

The corporation which is preparing for a launch of 12 No. satellites over the next three years, are basing their satellite control centre and back up management centre in their new Headquarters building at Cowley Business Park, Uxbridge, UK.

Spice were invited to produce proposals based on their experience from previous control rooms planned and designed for EUTELSAT and EUMETSAT. Spice were subsequently requested to manage the ‘fitting out’ contract, which included extensive alterations to the electrical and mechanical services, to provide 24 hour support for the intensive programme of satellite launches. Due to the intensive nature and condensed programme,

Spice formed a project team including the Quantity Surveyor, the LG Partnership, and Hilson Moran, service engineers. The project team produced a conventional tender package which went out to four specialist main contractors. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Bank of America appointed Spice to carry out a detailed survey of their existing facilities which consist of 53,000 sq. ft. of offices including a 24 hour global payment command centre. Spice produced a feasibility report which included a detailed study of department utilisation presented to the Directors and subsequently published and exhibited to all 250 staff.

As a result of positive feedback from management and staff discussion, Bank of America instructed Spice to undertake schemes for a total upgrade of the internal fitting out of the building.

The contract commenced in February 1996 - completed September 1996.Spice also carried out an investigation into the current desking market and organised on-site simulation trials with 5 samples of workstation configurations to accommodate Bank of America’s specific equipment requirements. Read the rest of this entry »

Spice were commissioned to create a progressive image with practical design and planning solutions for the reproduction studios and executive suites alike.

The end result exceeded the client’s expectations and created an expansive platform for their future and existing business clients.

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Proinsure, a new specialist software development company for the insurance and re-insurance market, part of Scottish Equitable were purchased from the Hafnia Group and the same management team requested Spice to carry out design proposals for their new country located premises. The specialist brief required dramatic design solutions to be commensurate with a high ceiling meeting room used for major presentations to corporations and associated meeting rooms for tele-conference and specialist presentation equipment.

Spice on their own initiative developed a unique G.R.P. console to accommodate screen and keyboard and C.P.U to demonstrate Proinsure’s software programme and to be used as a vehicle to launch into the retail insurance market in Eastern Europe and Russia. 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 »

Spice were appointed as the designers and project managers for the ‘flagship’ corporate headquarters in London.

This high profile project was undertaken with the client in occupation within a restricted time frame. Spice were responsible for the design and planning of the reception, hall, lift lobby, public teller area, private banking reception, offices, and back office support areas.

The detailed design included the selection and design of special marble inlay floors, purpose made metal uplighters, acid etched screens and purpose made joinery. Read the rest of this entry »