HPE Erskine. Photo © SG Photography Ltd
At the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) campus in Erskine, Scotland, IA converted a 25-year-old manufacturing facility into a compelling workplace for hundreds of new staff. The design represents a new way of working for HPE: open, flexible, and focused on movement, with multiple opportunities to increase staff interaction—a major project goal.
The iconic focal point and defining hub of the massive 28,700-sq-ft, two-story structure is the centrally located core, anchored by a stair and elevator, which serves to organize the open office plan and provides a visual diversion from the vast expanse of workstations. The hub is a refuge from desk-based activity and offers a variety of settings that accommodate any type of work and provides interest and movement; staff can easily be seen climbing the stairs or riding the elevator to the second story with its impressive views of the entire office below. A mezzanine, original to the structure, is connected to the second story by a bridge.
