What We Do
Workplace Design
Mayhew provides workplace design and office interior design services that turn business goals, brand identity and employee needs into purposeful, inclusive and high performing work environments that support productivity, collaboration, culture and employee experience.
interior design that works
Workplace Design
Our innovative team works closely with you to integrate your workspace design with your brand identity, enrich your company culture, and amplify overall performance. As we shape the workspace interior design, our estimators provide transparent cost insights, ensuring Canadian businesses stay within budget while driving workspace development with assurance. Our office interior designers deliver practical solutions that balance aesthetics and functionality.
Visualize Your Designed Space
From hand sketches to VR, we transform your concepts into breathtaking visualizations to give you a sense of your future space.
Parametric Modeling
Collaboration & Coordination
Rendering Presentation
Construction Documentation
Design and visualize in one tool
Fast and realistic renders
Communicate designs with ease
Identify issues before construction begins
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Approach
Embarking on a collaborative journey with our esteemed Client Project Teams and Committees, Mayhew Inc. introduces our unique approach to workspace design. Our process begins by deeply immersing ourselves in your present workspace landscape, gaining a comprehensive understanding of your brand and workplace standards. Through a series of project kick-off sessions and on-site observations, we unveil valuable insights into the current state.
Having established this crucial foundation, we transition into engaging with designated client stakeholders, a collective including Senior Management and Key Stakeholders. Inclusive focus sessions and interviews, often involving Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), enrich our understanding, ensuring a holistic representation of your unique perspective.
This inclusive approach empowers us to not only understand but align seamlessly with your business objectives, desired culture, and brand essence. We dive into the intricate details of work processes, the dynamics of individual and team tasks, and the fabric of interactions. We explore the nuances of current and emerging technologies, the strategic value of interior assets, and the fundamental underpinnings of functional programming data.
Believing profoundly in envisioning the future of your workspace, we strive to create spaces and facilities that align seamlessly with your intended purpose for the office. This exploration guides our design, characterized by meticulous comprehension, inclusive collaboration, and a forward-looking perspective.
Design Process
At Mayhew Inc., our interior design process is thoughtfully structured to understand your unique needs, envision the ideal space, and seamlessly bring it to life. We believe that a successful workspace transformation starts with a deep understanding of your objectives, combined with creative expertise and technical precision.
Information Gathering
At the heart of our design process lies a commitment to understanding your business needs, vision, budget, and objectives. We start by engaging in insightful conversations to gather essential information that will serve as the foundation for your project.
Client Collaboration: We believe in a collaborative approach, working closely with you to ensure your vision is at the forefront of the design.
Budget and Objectives Analysis: Understanding your budget constraints and specific project objectives allows us to tailor our approach and recommendations accordingly.
Schematic Design
With a deep understanding of your requirements, we proceed to develop and refine the initial plans, presenting you with a concept that reflects your vision.
Conceptualization and Ideation: Our skilled designers translate your ideas into visual concepts and preliminary design plans, giving you a glimpse of the future space.
Feedback Integration: We value your feedback and use it to refine the plans, ensuring that the evolving design aligns with your expectations.
Design Development
This stage involves the design of a concept that not only meets your budget and schedule requirements but also resonates with your brand identity and desired aesthetic.
Budget and Schedule Alignment: We make sure that the design aligns with your predetermined budget and schedule, ensuring a feasible and efficient project plan.
Concept Finalization: After iterative feedback and revisions, we arrive at a finalized design concept that incorporates your vision seamlessly.
Working Drawings
To move from concept to reality, we create detailed working drawings that are essential for permit applications and construction tendering.
Technical Precision: Our team, comprised of designers with NCIDQ and BCIN designation, ensures the technical accuracy and compliance with building codes in the working drawings.
Permit Application and Construction Tender Support: We provide comprehensive support for permit application processes and tendering to facilitate a smooth transition to the construction phase.
Oversee Implementation
We remain committed to ensuring that the design vision is translated accurately during the construction phase.
Quality Control and Specification Compliance: Our experts closely monitor construction, guaranteeing that the project is executed to specification and adheres to our high standards of quality.
Timely Progress Monitoring: We keep a keen eye on the construction progress, making certain that the project stays on schedule and within the defined budget.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Workplace design is the process of planning and shaping an office environment so it supports how people work, collaborate and experience company culture. A successful workplace design balances employee needs, business objectives, functionality, flexibility and long-term workplace performance to create an environment that supports both people and business outcomes.
Office interior design focuses on the physical space, finishes, layout and function. Workplace design goes further by considering business goals, employee needs, culture, technology, flexibility and how the workplace supports performance over time.
Mayhew designs workplaces by aligning business goals, employee needs, brand identity, budget and long-term workplace priorities. A well-designed workplace can improve space utilization, employee experience, productivity, collaboration, talent retention and the overall value of the workplace investment.
Office design can support company culture by creating spaces that reflect an organization’s values, brand identity and ways of working. Thoughtful workplace design can also improve collaboration, focus, comfort, wellbeing and employee experience by making the office more purposeful and easier to use day to day.
Yes. Mayhew supports workplace design and office interior design projects for organizations in Toronto and across Canada. The process may include information gathering, brand and budget alignment, schematic design, design development, working drawings, permit support, tendering and implementation oversight to help create functional, people centred and brand aligned workspaces.
Organizations are increasingly focusing on hybrid work, flexible spaces, employee wellbeing, sustainability, integrated technology, collaboration areas and spaces that better reflect company culture and employee needs.
An aesthetic office refresh may include updates to finishes, paint, flooring, furniture, lighting, window coverings, branding elements and layout details. If the refresh is focused on look, feel, culture and employee experience, it fits naturally within Workplace Design. If it involves move coordination, asset handling or reconfiguration, Mayhew’s Facility Services may also support the work.
Yes. Mayhew can use visual tools such as renderings and VR experiences to help stakeholders understand the future workplace before it is built. This can make it easier to review design direction, align decision-makers and move forward with more confidence.
You can start by contacting Mayhew or booking a Workplace Evaluation to discuss your business goals, space needs, budget, schedule and project priorities. The evaluation can help clarify whether the next step is workplace strategy, workplace design, furniture planning or facility support.