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OSI Oxford announced a winner at the Oxfordshire Property Awards

Announcements Awards 12th November, 2020
OSI’s spacious, open-plan workspace featuring glass-walled meeting rooms, exposed ceiling ducts, and modern furnishings, including a grey sofa and blue chair in a casual seating area.

Team Modus and Bidwells reunited virtually on the 15th of September to receive the award for Best Interior Design at the recent Oxfordshire Property Awards ceremony, live streamed from Bicester Motion.

Together with Sam Potts, Partner in building surveying, we picked up the best interior award for OSI’s 2,000 sqm open-plan hub, which was a space designed for start-ups to incubate, collaborate and innovate and described by judges as “Oxford’s latest and definitely funkiest workspace”.

OSI’s modern reception area featuring a wooden reception desk with the logo 'OSI,' a geometric glass partition, and a seating area with contemporary chairs and circular pendant lights in the background.

Matthew Short, Director at Modus Workspace commented:

“Grassroots is the third project we have carried out for OSI and is by far the most ambitious in its breadth and scope. We worked closely with the professional team at Keble College to establish the building parameters for the OSI spaces before the building had been constructed. This ensured we could have the flexibility to adapt the space in future as the needs of the incubators change and develop.

We took our design inspiration from the raw concrete finishes in the lower floors, maximising the light and making a virtue of the myriads of services running from the student accommodation above.

Attention to detail was key in ensuring the space feels both cosseting and expansive with architectural acoustic panels ensuring the base materials do not overwhelm the rooms.

We are extremely pleased – and very proud – with the result and are very appreciative of the trust OSI put in us to conceive and develop such a groundbreaking and visually stunning environment in which Grassroots can flourish.”

Contemporary teapoint at OSE’s workspace with modern seating, fostering informal interaction among staff and visitors.

The UK Property Forum runs the Oxfordshire Property Awards annually and this year the Awards were hosted by the CEO of Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership’s (OXLEP) Nigel Tipple and Jayne Norris, Director at Edgars Planning. We feel privileged to be up against some of the best in the business.

Modern lounge at Oxford Science Enterprises with stylish furniture and ample natural light, promoting relaxation and informal meetings.

“I couldn’t be prouder to be part of this team. This project with Modus has been an amazing and satisfying achievement for everyone involved, and I do mean everyone. Our office has grown and stature in recent years and has really pulled together during the Covid crisis.”- OSI

 

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