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Below:The concept of the
entrance to M Moser’s office is to
create a completely transparent
and welcoming experience. The
goal is to communicate to clients,
industry partners and staff that
everyone plays an integral role in
the success of a project.
M Moser Associates is recognised as one of
the largest workplace design providers globally in
Interior Design’s Top 100 Giants survey. With the
impending demolition of our old offices in Quarry
Bay, we saw the opportunity to develop a work-
place that not only empowered our teams to serve
our stronger and broader clients base, but also
redefine our work and culture. We were eager to
address the fundamental nature of the work activi-
ties that our design community performs. Our new
workplace environment more accurately reflects
that our priority is our people, and responds to how
they want to work and feel through the day.
In our previous offices, we had a one-size-fits-all
solution, where each person was assigned a desk in
their team area, with limited collaboration space and
a distinct delineation between client and staff areas.
In the new office, we understand and address that
not every team works in the same way – and not
every individual works the same way. Therefore, we
have increased the diversity of settings to cater for
different people and different activities.
Our new office is split into multi-disciplinary
teams, with designers, strategists, engineers and
construction managers all working together. Each
team is still generally located in a zone. However,
the lines between are blurred, with shared spaces
designed for both focu