In this episode of Workspace Unwired BCO chief executive Samantha McClary is talking to Doug Higgins, a director at Socius, and Emma Goodford, consultant adviser at Railpen, about not one but two major developments they are delivering together in Cambridge.
While both Mill Yard and Botanic Place offer plenty of workspace, like all careful development today, both also focus heavily on creating place. An office development today has to offer more than just a place to work. It needs to be a place to thrive, a place to feel alive, to be inspired, and, say the pair, a place where you can – and should – have a little fun.
The importance of the impact that places we build have on society runs deep through both Socius and Railpen. As a B Corp, how the Socius business impacts on society and the planet is written into its Articles of Association, and as a £35bn pension fund dedicated to railway workers, Railpen has to make sure that its assets can continue to create value for its 350,000 members.
Listen in as the trio, fuelled by Percy Pigs, explore how occupier expectations are shifting, why amenity now extends far beyond the building’s walls, what it really takes to create workplaces that act as magnets not mandates, and how both Mill Yard and Botanic Place are intentionally prioritising community integration, local operators, flexibility and wellbeing to ensure they deliver successful new places within Cambridge.
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