HLN (Cardiff office of 4AD) have worked with 3M for over 15 years, initially on the new fit out for their head office in Bracknell.  More recently we were involved in the design and delivery of new office and laboratory facilities for 3M’s Health Care Markets Division at Charnwood Campus, Loughborough.  4AD provided Architectural, Interior Design, Contract Administration, Structural Engineering and PD services.

3M’s primary aim was to relocate 210 office staff and 116 R+D laboratory staff from locations elsewhere in Loughborough and to bring these together in new facilities which provided improved work and collaboration spaces and environments for both employees and visitors.

Our design proposals for the project were to open up the floor plates at first and second floor to provide fully open plan office spaces with some cellular offices being re-purposed as small meeting rooms.  

Major redesign of the ground floor included a new suite of meeting rooms, a conference room, and a new customer demonstration space to showcase and demonstrate 3M products to visitors.  A new reception space has been introduced into the atrium along with a new staff café area served by a bespoke coffee shop.

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