NHS Charity office pod installation

Enhancing patient, visitor, and staff welfare at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

The Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals Charity’s new office pod

The Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals Charity sought to enhance patient, visitor, and staff welfare at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Cromer and District Hospital.

To achieve this, they required a dedicated space for their administrative team and a central point for fundraising activities within the busy hospital environment.

Services Used

Office Space Planning

Workspace Design

Furniture Installation

The brief

  • The brief called for a comfortable, bright, and efficient workspace to accommodate the charity’s administrative team while also creating a welcoming “go-to” spot for visitors interested in fundraising and donations.
  • The space was to be situated within a glass atrium, requiring a solution that could address acoustic and environmental challenges.

The challenges

  • The primary challenges involved creating an acoustically sound space within a busy atrium, integrating the pod with the hospital’s existing electrical, data, and sprinkler systems, and ensuring adequate ventilation and heating.
  • Additionally, accommodating storage needs while maintaining a clean aesthetic was crucial.

The results

iQ Workspace successfully installed a Quadrifoglio Xchange acoustic office pod, effectively creating a building within a building.

  • This pod provided a quiet and comfortable workspace, equipped with six 120-degree workstations, Omnia office task chairs, and ample storage.
  • The pod was seamlessly integrated with the hospital’s infrastructure, including electrical, data, and sprinkler systems.
  • Occupancy sensors controlled lighting and ventilation, optimising energy efficiency.
  • The double-glazed doors with digital locks ensured security and acoustic performance.
  • The overall result was a functional and visually appealing workspace that met the charity’s needs.

Building within a building situated in hospital atrium

iQ Workspace have installed several buildings within buildings or rooms within rooms across the NHS for various applications and the same benefits of freestanding, relocatable and flexible office pods was proposed for this vital part of the hospital.

Pods offer an acoustic double glazed option

iQ Workspace have within their portfolio several partners that they work with but in this application Quadrifoglio Xchange acoustic office pods were selected.

Xchange offers several options but because this room was to be in a busy atrium the benefits of the acoustic double glazed option were clear.

Connected to electricity, data and sprinkler system

Additionally, Quadrifoglio’s team of engineers rose to the additional and unusual challenges, not only connecting to electrical and data feeds from the host building but also connecting the pod to the hospital’s internal sprinkler system.

Pod ventilation controlled by an occupancy sensor

Air movement is standard across the Xchange range, in this case though, given the siting, an integral heating system was installed.

Xchange acoustic booths optimise energy consumption thanks to a sophisticated occupancy sensor controlling both LED lighting and ventilation.

Double glazed doors with digital locks

The pod is accessed and secured by digital electronic locks built into the door handles. Double glazed framed doors are rigorously hinged doors for enhanced acoustic performance.

120 degree desk workstations with fabric divider screen

The Xchange Booth provided the space to accommodate two clusters of Quadrifoglio Idea+ 01 120 degree fully cable managed workstations accommodating six staff.

The desks include lift-up flaps that allow access to the cable management tray.

Omnia office task chair

The Omnia office task chair was proposed for its style, functionality and comfort. It includes a practical, comfortable mesh backrest with additional lumbar support.

Built in storage cabinets, filing drawers and cupboards

A substantial amount of filing and storage of marketing materials was accommodated, fitted perfectly within the pod width.

Service and electricals neatly hidden from view

The storage units finished in elm and white also accommodated and hid from view all service and electrical infrastructure.

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Throughout the process we were guided by what felt like a real business partner, not just a supplier. This kind of service is second to none, especially in the current Covid-crisis circumstances.

Our business is all about helping companies to improve their customer experience, to do this we needed to improve our employee experience in the office. iQ Workspace was recommended and Bob went out of his way to be sure his solution was going to work best for us. It was all fitted as planned and has improved the office atmosphere, an essential investment in customer experience. Thank you all.

iQ workspace has been my go-to provider for office furniture and accessories since the beginning. They are professional, industrious, supportive and responsive in ways that no other supplier has been. The team are proactive and efficient, providing an insight into the latest developments and solutions and this ability has proved a boon during the recent pandemic with timely and purposeful recommendations for making the best use of our accommodation. I would not and do not hesitate to recommend them whenever asked and look forward to a great future relationship with total confidence.

I have worked with iQ Workspace since they began, on a number of projects of varying sizes and complexities. Each project has been a complete success and iQ Workspace have worked with us to meet our ever-changing timescales and demands. I thoroughly enjoy working with the team who are all lovely, from the back office right through to the gentleman delivering and constructing the items of furniture on the installation. The team have a wealth of knowledge about their products. There is a wide selection of equipment and furniture to choose from in multiple colours and fabric options which are fantastic quality. I highly recommend them.

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