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Saffery

Independent accountancy firm Saffery relocated to Haymarket to be at the heart of Edinburgh’s business community. They wanted a flexible, people-first workspace to showcase their expertise, enable growth, and celebrate the city’s unique character.
Sector Finance
Size 5,900
Location Edinburgh
Interior Design Fit-out

The big idea

Independent accountancy firm Saffery relocated to Haymarket to be in the heart of the city’s business community. Determined to showcase its team’s expertise and commitment to clients, they asked for a workspace to help everyone excel, grow together and celebrate Edinburgh’s distinct charm. The idea? To create a flexible people-first space big on collaboration!

Nailing the brief

We were quick out of the starting blocks, as we’ve delivered other projects for Saffery and test-fitted the new Edinburgh office. We used our in-depth knowledge of their working style and brand to design an impactful home on the fourth floor of 9 Haymarket Square.

The office is open and bright, supporting collaboration and individual, concentrated work. Desks and team spaces are located around the perimeter of the floorplate to maximise light from the floor-to-ceiling windows and open up views across Edinburgh to the seven hills. Many other city design influences are present, too – including cobble-inspired flooring and yellow tones, which are synonymous with Haymarket. Twenty percent of the firm’s furniture has been reused to minimise waste and cost.

Saffery’s team is now spoiled for choice, with different work settings, collaboration spaces, and a fantastically well-equipped social kitchen and break-out area. Varied furniture solutions, such as mobile booths and pods, make reconfiguring spaces easy – a helpful feature as the team grows.

We worked with the building, using the structural columns to create extra meeting rooms. The new client suite can accommodate meetings and company gatherings of all sizes, plus it includes its own tea point and refreshment area

The final result

A key member of Edinburgh’s professional community for the last 30 years, Saffery now has everything it needs for the next chapter in its history. The new workplace is a true destination for this forward-thinking firm, designed purposefully to offer choice and flexibility to people together professionally and socially.

Already proving super popular with the team, 9 Haymarket Square celebrates its location and the brand, giving Saffery’s team and clients a brilliant new home.

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