Challenge
Suntory Beverage & Food Benelux employees needed a modern workspace that would support their diverse work styles while strengthening team connections. The team needed spaces that would encourage spontaneous collaboration alongside quiet zones for focused work.
The challenge extended beyond necessity: employees wanted their new environment to reflect Suntory's core values of passion, engagement, agility, and teamwork while incorporating the company's "Growing for Good" philosophy.
The technical constraints of the new Hoeilaart building presented additional complexity. Tétris faced strict budget and timeline requirements while needing to create an environment where each square meter would generate value.
The design is needed to balance individual work preferences with collective brand identity, ensuring every employee would find spaces suited to their daily tasks while feeling connected to the larger Suntory community, seeing to the wellbeing of each employee, and fostering social interactions between the different departments across the office.
Solution
Tétris created a collaborative ecosystem where water, the fundamental ingredient across all Suntory brands, became the architectural thread connecting spaces.
A luminous serpentine line flows through the offices like a stream, unifying areas and representing the fluidity central to Suntory's DNA.
The workspace features diverse collaborative environments addressing specific employee needs: informal zones for casual interactions, creative spaces for brainstorming, and quiet areas for concentrated work.
Employees access a rich variety of work settings including personalized flex desks flex desks – with height-adjustable workstations all equipped with double screens-,, intimate tablets, silence rooms, train-style banquettes, and phone booths in different sizes. The Schweppes Bar serves as the office heart, encouraging spontaneous meetings while hosting company events.
Each meeting room creates an immersive brand experience: the Oasis room features lush jungle elements, Schweppes rooms showcase black and brass elegance, while Orangina spaces include textured panels echoing the brand's iconic bottles.
Natural elements enter the interior through vegetation and maximized natural light, connecting the Woods of Hoeilaart environment with the workspace.
The result transforms company culture into an environment as refreshing as the beverages Suntory creates, supporting both individual productivity and team collaboration while embodying the company's commitment to sustainability and well-being.
