Aura ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Westland Insurance ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2023 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2023
Westland Insurance ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
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ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ
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Westland Insurance ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱣᱮᱥᱴᱞᱮᱱᱰ ᱤᱱᱥᱩᱨᱮᱱᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱰᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱨᱤᱴᱤᱥ ᱠᱚᱞᱚᱢᱵᱤᱭᱟ, ᱥᱟᱨᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱕᱕᱐᱐ ᱵᱚᱨᱜᱚ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱮ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱤᱥᱮᱯᱥᱚᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ, ᱠᱚᱱᱯᱷᱟᱨᱮᱱᱥ ᱥᱮᱱᱴᱚᱨ, ᱵᱤᱥᱴᱨᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨᱤᱝ ᱵᱷᱟᱹᱰᱷᱤ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱤᱣᱮᱱᱴ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱥᱤᱲᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱞ ᱮ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱢᱚᱬᱮ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱓᱓᱘ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ (ᱣᱟᱨᱠᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ), ᱓᱘ ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱓᱔ ᱢᱤᱴᱤᱝ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫᱛᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱠᱟᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱠᱚᱝᱠᱨᱤᱴ, ᱠᱟᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱩᱠ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾
ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Westland Insurance ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Westland Insurance ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Focusing on flexibility, the top floor houses the reception area, conference center, bistro and catering kitchen and can double as an event space when needed. A featured staircase adjoining the top floors allows for connection between workstations and the reception. Westland’s value of diversity is seen throughout the space through distinctive artwork, accessible signage, and graphics.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- The workplace is 5500 square meters in size and split into six levels. The reception area, conference center, bistro, and catering kitchen are located on the top floor. 338 workstations, 38 offices, and 34 meeting rooms are distributed across the five lower floors. Support and collaboration areas are positioned in the same or comparable locations on each floor to provide staff familiarity across all levels.
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- collaborative, warm, natural, inviting, Canadian, organic, adaptable, inclusive
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- A workplace that supports connection, collaboration, and company growth. Modular planning creates a futureproof workplace that suits various work styles. The design enables various forms of work, from intimate brainstorming sessions to conferences. There is an equitable distribution of offices and workstations, and employees can sit anywhere and feel at ease. To highlight Canada, local elements were utilized. Concrete, wood, handwoven rugs are included to provide a calm space for staff.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The irregular floorplate for the base building features sharp corners. The harsh angle of the building did not align with the design goal of having a welcoming and approachable space. Designers were challenged to include curved forms to provide a calming sensation and a subconscious relation to the natural environment.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- Primary research was used to assess space needs. The goal was to figure out how its employees work best and how to best accommodate a hybrid working model. Through company-wide assessments and leadership interviews, data was collected to identify workstyle personas which inform the amount and types of spaces needed within the workplace. Scenario planning utilized this data to set the layout. With the help of this research, Westland was able to reduce square footage needs and increase savings.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- Westland Insurance's new 5500 square meter head office is flexible, represents its brand and culture, and promotes connection. The office features natural elements and materials local to Canada. With inspiring and approachable as the design concept, each floor has a consistent welcoming feel. Common elements and repetition in materiality provide unity between floors and easy navigation. Inspiring views are celebrated by highlighting them for shared common use among staff. Common features and repetition in materiality provide unity between floors and easy navigation.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- Phase one (discovery and workplace strategy) of the project began in September 2020. The design phase began in March 2021 and continued until September. The company took possession of the space in June 2022. The project is based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- The bistro was intentionally placed on the top floor and features elements not offered on other floors to bring employees together. A featured staircase connecting the top two floors allows employees to have more casual encounters. Support and collaboration spaces are seen in the same or similar locations on every floor to allow employees to travel seamlessly throughout the six levels of the office.
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Designer: Salma Sidiqqi
Designer: Chris Palting
Designer: Isidora Celic - ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- Luke Potter Photography
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