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When the Swiss architecture and design studio Evolution Design was called to de- velop a scheme for the interior of the Team Bank HQ in Nuremberg, it was imme- diately clear that the starting point would be easyCredit’s visions and values: trans- parency, openness and communication incorporated in its internal space concept to balance the modesty and simplicity displayed in its external appearance.
The biggest challenge was the change from a traditional workspace with dedicated desks to a completely new activity based style of working. Thus, the building was divided into “Homezones” and “Meet & Create Zones”.
Each “Homebase” consists of a unique mixture of different workplace typologies to cater to the different needs of the employees depending on their daily activities. A share rate of 75% was introduced based on extensive occupancy and work typolo- gyresearch.Asaconsequence,extraspacewasgainedforthe“Meet&CreateZone”. This area is the driver for creativity and innovation and consists of a large number of diverse informal areas and specially designed spaces for creativity and focus.
The internal functional organization of the building utilizes the idea of a city: a main staff restaurant and a Barista Bar with a vibrant “marketplace” feeling, the “Homezone”, consisting of several “Homebases” creating individual local neigh- bourhoods for the employees to work in, and the inner ring of the building as the “Meet & Create Zone”.