Case study: Shifting Fields, Haven

Layrd Design Specifiy Shaw Contract for “Striking” Office Design

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Due to the use of the Shifting Fields range by Shaw Contract, we now have a striking office just outside of Cambridge.’ – Layrd Design.
 
Layrd Design – a team of Commercial Interior designers have recently upgraded their office space into working studio to host events and networking evenings.
 
Shaw Contract’s Shifting Fields and Haven carpet tile collections were used to create a vibrant and ambient space. A place to reinvigorate and inspire new ideas and boost well-being, engagement, and higher productivity.
 
The Shifting Fields collection acted as a flooring foundation to showcase the Biophilic design intent, offering a natural connection, drawing inspiration from the natural transitions between earth, sky, water. A balanced work environment the light Shifting Fields – Plains Tile in Desert colour contrasted with another carpet tile collection; Haven.  – Familiar Tile from Haven collection in the colour Ivy created a defined ‘meeting’ section where Layrd Design have placed a large table and ceiling biophilia.
 

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This is an open space within the office where employees can spend breaks, gather for meetings and teamwork – a great way to encourage interaction and collaboration allowing the team to feel productive and inclusive in this zone.

Haven – one of the foundational Shaw Contract collections, reflecting its functionality, effortlessly incorporated the welcome feel to the main gathering area of the Layrd Design studio. Textile inspiration in opulent pattern and colour scheme that seeks to connect building occupants more closely to nature.

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The rest of the studio was specificed with colour warmth from the Desert carpet tile (Shifting Fields collection, Plains style), encouraging cleanliness and clarity throughout the space. As a young dynamic company, Layrd Design, focus heavily on sustainability and wellness in their designs, which is reflected in the use of Shaw Contract products and the colour scheme chosen for their own studio.

-   Design and build fitout: Layrd Design
-   Shaw Contract Collections/styles/colours specified: Shifting Fields: Plains Tile in Desert; Haven: Familiar Tile in Ivy
-   Flooring Contractor: The Cambridge Flooring Company
-   Project Designer: Eleanor Penny, Will Mayes, Gina Clarke, Emily Gray and Emily Batten (Layrd Design) 
-   Date of completed project: March, 2023
-   Photographer: Cole Risby

Shifting Fields collection

The place where land, sky, water, and horizon meet is always shifting. As landscapes change, our natural world adapts. So it is in the spaces we occupy. They, too, shift to support the different ways we work. Shifting Fields brings that notion down to earth.

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Haven collection

Traditional wisdom tells us there’s no place like home. It’s a universal truth. But what if home was not simply a place but a state of mind? The Haven collection reimagines home as a mood, an idea, a quality of comfort and familiarity that feeds our instinctual desire to feel grounded in the world.

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