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Africa, Europe, the Americas, Middle East, Japan, and more - choose a meeting room at Trend Micro's AMEA HQ in Singapore, and you'll be immersed in the cultural elements of one of these continents.
Spanning 12,000 square feet and located in Suntec Singapore's Tower Four since January this year, the space was designed with three principles in mind: Connect; Inspire; and Play.
Connect: Encouraging openness and collaboration
Speaking exclusively to Human Resources Online, Nilesh Jain, Vice President, Southeast Asia and India, Trend Micro, shares: "Cubicles are rapidly disappearing in today's workplace as businesses opt for open office concepts. At Trend Micro, our approach to office design – and ultimately productivity gains – hinges upon the collaboration it enables amongst Trenders, our employees."There are also no partitions in the working areas and people are free to sit anywhere they like – breaking down walls both figuratively and literally to promote cohesion and communication."
Further, employees have the option of choosing from workstations that come in two heights, based on their sitting preferences.
Apart from this, the office is decked with biophilic design elements which aim to promote better physical and mental wellbeing, concentration, creativity, and productivity. For instance, moss walls and green features are spread across the entire office.
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Inspire: A fusion of culture and style
Trend Micro's office also boasts different cultures in each of its meeting rooms. On the idea behind this, Jain explains: "As this office has been designated as the regional headquarters for AMEA, and we plan to host regional team meetings and customers in Singapore, we drew inspiration from the various cultures across our global and regional presence when designing the conference rooms."For instance, the African-themed conference room (pictured above) is set against the backdrop of earthy tones with wooden contours and statement art pieces.
At the same time, the Japan room is inspired by traditional Japanese minimalist design philosophy and comes complete with trimmed bonsai, sliding rice paper doors, and tatami flooring.
Australia Room / Training Room: With a cool color palette straight from the outback and wave-like panels, the room brings nature closer to its inhabitants.
Canada Room: The Canada Room draws attention with its pops of bright colors, thin black metal wires, textured colorblock carpet, and most of all, a killer view.
Photos and captions / Trend Micro
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