Leicester architecture firm aims for 100 staff with office move

Leicester architecture practice rg+p has relocated to a 6,500 sq ft Leicester office, which it says will provide it with the space to employ 100 people.

The company has moved into Waterloo House – a space which includes meeting rooms with touch screen technology, a central collaboration space for presentations, workshops and seminars, kitchen and breakout zone with games tables, welcoming reception area and individual lockers for personal items.

Director, James Badley, said: “Part of the move was obviously to create more space for our growing business, as we’re now up to 96 members of staff across our two offices. However, the main focus was about re-imagining our working environment to be more inclusive, for both clients and colleagues. Installing interactive technology means we are instantly more connected, clients can engage directly with working drawings for example, or we can work alongside our London team as though face-to-face.”

Fellow director, Rob Woolston, added: “Having the whole space as open plan has also meant our sub-teams are now able to work more closely together, and we’ve seen already how expertise can be drawn from across our landscaping, interiors, animation, planning and architectural divisions on just one scheme. It’s made an enormous difference.”