Working environments of the future.

World view

Augsburg
Location

400
Employees

2021-2022
Project period

3,650 m² gross floor area
Space

The multichannel retail company Weltbild D2C Group will move into its modern working environment in the newly created "Augsburg Offices" office complex in spring 2022.

The new campus offers ideal conditions for a contemporary office concept with the necessary flexibility for future developments. Until now, the approximately 400 employees in Augsburg's Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse worked in three different buildings with sometimes considerable walking distances between the areas. As the anchor tenant in Augsburg-Göggingen, Weltbild will in future unite all areas of the company under one roof on 3,650 m².

Goals and visions were developed

combine has been supporting Weltbild on the path to new working environments since 2021 and is responsible for user representation as well as coordinating the tenant fit-out and managing the overall project through to relocation management. The goals and visions of the "New Work" project were developed together with Weltbild's management and works council.

The Weltbild brand is brought to life for both external and internal audiences via a cohesive interior design developed by combine. The main focus here is on an inspiring work environment that offers a place where people can come together and collaborate. The diversity of the brand world is also reflected in the design, in the selection of natural materials and an appealing color scheme.

combine is responsible for user representation, coordinating the tenant fit-out work, and managing the entire Augsburg Offices project.

The Augsburg Offices

Planning for the new working environments began with a design and usage optimization of the new spaces, which ensured that user-specific requirements were mapped. The subsequent occupancy planning enabled the introduction of a standardized desk-sharing concept of around 200 workstations for up to 400 employees.

The Augsburg Offices offer large, bright office and conference areas with the latest communication technology, which meet the guidelines of modern and sustainable working environments: paperless office through digital document storage, hybrid working through the combination of office work with home office, as well as reduction of workstations in the office through desk sharing.

Depending on the task at hand, employees will find the right place in the space - if they need to concentrate on their work, they can retreat to the retreat rooms and think tanks, if they are conducting a workshop, they can go to the flexible meeting rooms equipped with various room and technology modules.

There are soundproof phone booths and alcoves for longer phone calls. Community spaces with kitchenettes are dotted through the open work spaces. The design allows people to work increasingly as part of teams in a modern work environment – interconnected, open, productive.

This gives rise to new forms of collaboration while boosting motivation and productivity and enhancing the appeal of both the workplace and the employer.