Volkswagen Group
Canada Inc. Head Office
Ajax, Ontario

Project Objectives – Furnishings

• To create the most space efficient layout of office furniture and amenity areas to accommodate a growing staff in an existing space.
• Improve the work environment to foster collaboration amongst teams and provide access to more natural light.
• Provide installation service on a compressed schedule to minimize year end disruption to productivity.
• Support corporate social responsible redeployment of furniture assets to minimize waste and impact on environment.

Solutions:

• Reach storage system used for both private office and open office to accommodate storage needs in close proximity to users.
• Single workstation typical used for every employee to maximize product functionality and create a minimal “kit of parts” for efficient facility management.
• Reach file cabinets and Adept screen heights of 43” created an office environment conducive to teamwork and provided natural light for every user.
• The workstation footprint was reduced using a storage spine, a single universal worksurface with a mobile secondary table along with flat screen monitor arms resulted in about 10% increased floor plate density.
• Ergonomics were improved by providing users access to natural daylight by eliminating overhead storage bins, decreasing panel heights and increasing undersurface knee space.
• Excess existing furniture was redeployed through an introduction to Green Solutions (www.gsnai.com) to ensure audited reuse, charitable repurposing, or recycling to support VW Canada’s corporate responsibility mandate.