Mainline Intruments

Mainline Instruments had outgrown their existing premises, but relocation wasn't the answer. The site worked for them operationally, and the decision to expand on-site by conjoining a new extension to the existing building was the right one. What the business needed was a transformation that would honour that decision: a space that could showcase their cutting-edge equipment to international clients, provide the kind of professional environment their long-standing team deserved, and do justice to a brand that stands for innovation and precision.

The brief was clear: create a showroom that set them apart, deliver a client experience fit for international audiences and, just as importantly, meaningfully improve the day-to-day working environment for the people who make the business what it is.

The transformation of the team's working environment was as important to us as the client-facing spaces, and equally meaningful to the business itself.

The open-plan office is bright, airy, and finished to a standard that speaks clearly to the value Mainline Instruments places on its people. A generous breakout space, rich with colour, and varied seating, creates a social heart for the team: a space to pause, connect, and recharge. Private offices for senior members of the business provide the focused, professional environment that leadership requires, completed with luxury rugs and considered detailing throughout.

The existing kitchen, already well-specified with granite worktops, was retained and opened up rather than replaced, becoming part of the wider breakout space and refreshed with new tiling. It's a detail that reflects our broader approach: reuse and enhance where quality already exists and invest where transformation is needed. A new staircase and lift, both entirely new to the building, connect the downstair area space and open plan space.