SIEMENS ENERGY DUBAI EXPO

SAY Studio

Agency: SAY Studio
Client: Siemens Energy

When Siemens Energy decided it was time to enter a new chapter in their long-standing history in the region, they approached SAY Studio to create a stunning new workplace that represented their core values, as well as their vision for the future. The new offices distributed twelve floors across a campus consisting of five buildings in the Sustainability District in Expo supports their mission to drive the transition to more sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy systems in the Middle East and around the world.

Siemens Energy is a global force in power generation and transmission, renewable energy, and more. For their Dubai office, Siemens Energy wanted to provide a connected, immersive brand experience. The new office functions as a key destination to interact and collaborate. The space is divided into teamwork & collaboration, communication, individual work & concentration and social & relaxation spaces. Space planning for each building accommodates various shared space elements for different types of tasks. The space elements range from individual workstations to agile collaboration rooms, focus booths, formal and casual space, work cafés and lounges. This allows employees to freely choose shared work settings that best suit their needs. Siemens Energy has a vision to lead the “Energy Transition” to more renewable energy sources. All five buildings received five separate LEED Gold certifications, with measures such as low flow water usage fittings, smart energy monitoring, careful selection of products, usage of innovative materials all being incorporated into the design. Distributed across five buildings, creating connectivity was a key driver to ensure that there was a holistic feel to the campus. These buildings were not without their challenges. Not originally designed for office occupancy, the scope of the project included providing windows to ground floor spaces, bathrooms, raised floor and ramps. Carefully planned, shared amenity spaces, like the café and learning centre, were placed in the central building connected by bridges in order to draw staff from different departments together. Led by the core philosophy of “we energize society”, the interiors were inspired by different energy forms from kinetic, to light, gravitational to thermal energy. As with Siemens Energy, the design of the office is energy end to end. Siemens Energy believes in a more inclusive world. They believe that when people feel confident to talk openly about their perspective, they will unleash the full power. In their new offices, their Wall of Inclusion features artwork by local artists that are students of the Dubai Center for Special Needs, showcasing the longstanding partnership between the two organizations. Siemens Energy’s new campus in the Sustainability Pavilions in Expo City is an exciting next step for one of the region’s leading energy firms. The office represents the future of offices, a bright and inviting high tech space that reflects the company’s culture of energizing society, with the ambition of creating a future working environment that becomes an exceptional destination workplace through the use of technology, and a staff community to unite and connect.