Ken Giannini's presentation on in-between spaces and the importance of these spaces in office design

1. IN-BETWEEN
SPACES
The making of great communities and
workplaces
Case study: King’s Cross and Google UK

2. The Panel
Ken Giannini
Managing Director
Joe Borrett
Director of Real Estate &
Construction EMEA
Simon Allford
Director
Nick Searl
Partner

3. The Theory
Great urban communities and great workplaces share
common ingredients...
abundant and inspiring “in-between spaces”.

4. The Definition
In-between spaces
Urban Scale
Places that are neither your home nor place of work and
are the heart of a community where people gather.
Workplace scale
Places away from the desk that define an organisation’s
culture and where interaction or concentrated work takes
place.

5. The Urban Scale

6. The Urban Scale
The Great Good Place:
Cafes, coffee shops,
bookstores, bars, hair
salons, and other hangouts
at the heart of the
community.

15. Common characteristics
Available for all to use, status free, unites the community
Friendly, welcoming
Encourages informal meetings, chance encounters
Enables private quiet time / work
Free or inexpensive refreshments
Located in / around the best parts of the city or
community Has character, non pretentious
Technology enabled

16. The Workplace Scale

17. The Workplace Scale
Time Utilisation Study
Occupied
38%
Average
Utilisation
55%
%Observed
Time / Day
“Signs of Life”
17%
TMT

18. The Workplace Scale
Time Utilisation Study
Occupied
47%
Average
Utilisation
60%
%Observed
Time / Day
“Signs of Life”
14%
Professional Services

19. The Workplace Scale
Time Utilisation Study
Occupied
41%
Average
Utilisation
59%
%Observed
Time / Day
“Signs of Life”
18%
Financial Services

20. The Workplace Scale
Time Utilisation Study
Occupied
29%
Average
Utilisation
52%
%Observed
Time / Day
“Signs of Life”
23%
Engineering

21. The Workplace Scale
Time Utilisation Study
Occupied
43%
Average
Utilisation
62%
%Observed
Time / Day
“Signs of Life”
19%
Public Sector

22. The Workplace Scale
Space Utilisation

23. ThoughtWorks

24. ThoughtWorksThoughtWorks

25. XChanging

26. Splunk

27. Payden & Rygel

28. Qedis

29. Talbot Underwriting

30. Nuffield Health

31. RedBee Media

32. JX Nippon

33. RedBee Media

34. Empiric

35. British Library

36. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

37. Sightsavers

38. Camelot

39. Manchester United

40. Innovative office design for
ThoughtWorks
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41. Common characteristics
Available for all to use, status free, unites the community
Friendly, welcoming
Encourages informal meetings, chance encounters
Enables private quiet time / work
Free or inexpensive refreshments
Located in / around the best parts of the city or
community
Has character, non pretentious
Technology enabled

42. Common characteristics
Available for all to use, status free, unites the staff
Friendly, welcoming
Encourages informal meetings, chance encounters
Enables private quiet time / work
Free or inexpensive refreshments
Located in / around the best parts of the building
Has character, non pretentious
Technology enabled

43. The desk is dead

44. Remember
“in-between spaces”

45. ken.giannini@morganlovell.com
@KenGiannini
Thank you