Wellington College – Whitecairn

Pinnacle handled the structural changes and the finished fit-out as one turnkey project. We replaced flooring and ceilings throughout and stripped out and rebuilt the previous standard cubicle washrooms, replacing them with superloos.

The finished building brings together a real mix of spaces suited to how an international office runs. Meeting rooms include an intimate space with a small rectangular table and four chairs, and boardrooms built for bigger conversations, with screens for presentations and barrel-shaped tables that give the space more character than the usual rectangle.

A dedicated breakaway area gives staff somewhere informal to sit, with curved sofas, kitchen-height stools and circular meeting tables creating a proper break from desk life, and a second breakaway space nearby offers a barrel-shaped table, a three-tiered sofa and a circular infinity meeting table, along with a Teacher Wall/Storage Wall.

We fitted the open-plan office area with back-to-back wood bench desking, acoustic desk screens and mobile pedestals, giving staff a calm, well-organised space to work individually within a shared room. We furnished four private offices with ergonomic task chairs, lockable storage and workstations, scaled up or down depending on the role. A fourth office was finished with its own circular table and visitor seating for one-to-one meetings.

 We fitted out reception, kitchenette and teapoint areas to match, with lockable storage, catering-grade sinks, undercounter fridges and a dishwasher, so the everyday practicalities of running an office are as considered as the meeting rooms and offices around them.