MUNICH RE OF AFRICA
INTERIOR DESIGN : TREND GROUP | PHOTOGRAPHY : SARAH DE PINA | LOCATION : JOHANNESBURG
Munich Re of Africa ( MRoA ) approached Trend Group to assist with the office relocation for their new head office in Johannesburg .
MRoA is a global provider of reinsurance , primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions . In keeping with the changing needs of a hybrid working model , Munich Re has displayed a global appetite for enabled workplaces for the future across its portfolio and MRoA has followed suit in seeking to develop a vision of the future for its business and workforce through a comprehensive redesign of its Johannesburg head office .
For MRoA , it was of primary importance to meet the challenges of the future head-on by creating a modern and flexible work environment . The timing of this project has been such that MRoA ’ s vision of work transformation is tied to crucial decisions related to the office location in Johannesburg . This will define many parameters of internal and external space and amenities that will shape employees ’ experience of the space for many years .
There were many contributing factors that influenced the decision to move offices . There was a desire for a more modern
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