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Wellbeing & Amenity Spaces

We design, fit out and refurbish wellbeing and amenity spaces that support employee wellbeing, strengthen workplace culture and improve employee experience. Helping organisations attract talent and create healthier places to work.

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Our Wellbeing & Amenity Experience

We work across commercial, education, research and life sciences spaces to create environments that support physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing and employee experience.

From quiet wellness spaces and social amenities to cycling facilities, showers, changing areas and inclusive spaces, we help organisations create workplaces that support employee wellbeing while contributing to talent attraction, retention, ESG objectives and long-term operational performance.

Spaces We Create for Wellbeing & Amenity

Wellbeing looks different in every organisation, but successful workplaces provide employees with spaces to recharge, connect, move and perform at their best throughout the working day.

1. Quiet & Wellness Spaces

Providing opportunities for employees to step away, recharge and refocus. These spaces may include wellness rooms, prayer and contemplation spaces, parents’ rooms, quiet booths and sensory retreat spaces. Designed to support privacy, focus and mental wellbeing, they provide employees with greater choice and control over how they use the workplace.

Types of spaces include:

  • Wellness rooms
  • Prayer and contemplation spaces
  • Parents’ rooms
  • Quiet booths
  • Acoustic pods
  • Sensory retreat spaces

2. Work Cafés & Social Amenities

The workplace café has evolved far beyond a traditional breakout area. Work cafés, hospitality-inspired lounges and informal social spaces encourage interaction, support collaboration and provide opportunities for employees to recharge throughout the day. These spaces help support wellbeing, social connection and the overall employee experience.

Types of spaces include:

  • Work cafés
  • Hospitality lounges
  • Breakout spaces
  • Staff cafés
  • Refreshment hubs
  • Informal social spaces

3. Fitness & End-of-Trip Facilities

Supporting wellbeing extends beyond the workplace itself. Facilities such as cycle storage, showers, changing rooms and secure lockers encourage active commuting and healthier daily routines. Alongside ergonomic furniture and flexible workspaces, these spaces contribute to both employee wellbeing and organisational sustainability goals.

Types of spaces include:

  • Cycle storage
  • Shower facilities
  • Changing rooms
  • Secure lockers
  • Drying rooms
  • Wellness-focused changing facilities

4. Inclusive & Neurodiverse Spaces

Creating workplaces that work for everyone. Thoughtful workplace design considers a wide variety of physical, sensory and cognitive needs. Through sensory zoning, adjustable lighting, acoustic considerations and a range of workplace settings, organisations can create more inclusive workspaces that support comfort, accessibility and individual choice.

Types of spaces include:

  • Sensory zoning
  • Quiet focus areas
  • Low-stimulation spaces
  • Adjustable lighting areas
  • Retreat spaces
  • Accessible workplace settings

How we do it

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Our consultants work with stakeholders to understand how people use workplace amenities and wellbeing facilities. Through user engagement, workplace strategy and space planning, we help define environments that support wellbeing, encourage interaction and enhance the day-to-day workplace experience.

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Our design team creates wellbeing-focused environments that support comfort, health and connection. From breakout spaces and cafés to wellness rooms, outdoor areas and active travel facilities, we design spaces that enhance the employee experience and encourage workplace engagement

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Whether creating a new social hub, upgrading workplace amenities or delivering dedicated wellbeing facilities, our fit out and construction teams manage every stage of delivery. We transform underutilised space into high-quality destinations that support employee wellbeing, engagement and workplace culture.

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals Projects - Plan, Design, Build, Furnish, Maintain - COEL

Our furniture specialists help create welcoming and adaptable environments that support relaxation, informal meetings and social interaction. From café furniture and breakout seating to outdoor solutions and wellness-focused settings, we provide furniture tailored to the needs of your workplace.

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When introducing new wellbeing and amenity spaces, our relocation team helps manage furniture moves, workplace reconfigurations and occupation planning. We coordinate every detail to minimise disruption and ensure spaces are ready to support employees from day one.

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Our support continues long after occupation. Through maintenance, compliance and facilities services, we help organisations ensure wellbeing and amenity spaces remain safe, functional and enjoyable for employees and visitors alike.

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Our consultants work with stakeholders to understand how people use workplace amenities and wellbeing facilities. Through user engagement, workplace strategy and space planning, we help define environments that support wellbeing, encourage interaction and enhance the day-to-day workplace experience.

See our plan service

Our design team creates wellbeing-focused environments that support comfort, health and connection. From breakout spaces and cafés to wellness rooms, outdoor areas and active travel facilities, we design spaces that enhance the employee experience and encourage workplace engagement

See our design service

brightly lit, modern office with rows of empty desks, ergonomic chairs, and large windows

Whether creating a new social hub, upgrading workplace amenities or delivering dedicated wellbeing facilities, our fit out and construction teams manage every stage of delivery. We transform underutilised space into high-quality destinations that support employee wellbeing, engagement and workplace culture.

See our build service

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Projects - Plan, Design, Build, Furnish, Maintain - COEL

Our furniture specialists help create welcoming and adaptable environments that support relaxation, informal meetings and social interaction. From café furniture and breakout seating to outdoor solutions and wellness-focused settings, we provide furniture tailored to the needs of your workplace.

See our furniture service

When introducing new wellbeing and amenity spaces, our relocation team helps manage furniture moves, workplace reconfigurations and occupation planning. We coordinate every detail to minimise disruption and ensure spaces are ready to support employees from day one.

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Our support continues long after occupation. Through maintenance, compliance and facilities services, we help organisations ensure wellbeing and amenity spaces remain safe, functional and enjoyable for employees and visitors alike.

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Related Spaces

Wellbeing and amenity spaces are most effective when considered as part of a wider workplace ecosystem. They work alongside a range of supporting spaces that contribute to employee experience, organisational performance and workplace culture.

Project in Focus:
mishcon de reya

For Mishcon de Reya’s Cambridge workplace, COEL delivered a dedicated wellbeing room as part of a wider office fit out. Designed to provide employees with a calm and private retreat, the space supports wellbeing, inclusivity and personal needs, complementing a workplace focused on flexibility, collaboration and employee experience. This project highlights the growing role of wellbeing spaces in creating workplaces that support both people and performance.

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Why This Project Matters

  • Wellness room integrated into the workplace
  • Inclusive and accessible design
  • Focus on employee experience and wellbeing
  • Variety of settings for different work styles
  • Enhanced workplace experience

Workplace Wellbeing & Amenity Experience

Based in Cambridge UK, we create and improve wellbeing and amenity spaces for organisations across commercial, education, research and life sciences. Our experience spans workplace refurbishments, fit outs and headquarters projects designed to support employee wellbeing, workplace experience and long-term organisational performance.

Designing for Wellbeing, Not Just Productivity

The most effective workplaces recognise that wellbeing and performance are closely connected. Access to natural light, biophilic design, high-quality acoustics, good indoor air quality, ergonomic furniture and opportunities for movement can all influence how people feel and perform at work.

As expectations around workplace experience continue to evolve, many organisations are investing in workspaces that support employee wellbeing while helping attract and retain talent. Frameworks such as WELL and BREEAM are increasingly being used to help benchmark workplace wellbeing and guide the design and build of workspaces that actively support physical and mental health.

By considering wellbeing at the earliest stages of workplace planning and design, organisations can create workspaces that support employees, strengthen workplace culture and contribute to long-term organisational performance.

Supporting Different Ways of Working

Employees use the workplace for a wide range of activities throughout the day.

They may need spaces for focused work, collaboration, learning, social interaction or quiet reflection. Providing a balanced mix of workplace settings helps support different work styles and creates a more engaging workspace for employees.

For organisations embracing hybrid working, wellbeing and amenity spaces often play a particularly important role. They help create workplaces that people actively want to use, supporting employee experience, workplace culture and long-term organisational performance.

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Wellbeing in Laboratory & Research Spaces

Laboratories and research facilities present unique workplace wellbeing challenges. Scientists and researchers often spend extended periods in highly controlled environments, undertaking focused work that requires concentration and precision.

Wellbeing spaces provide an important balance to the demands of the laboratory. Write-up spaces, breakout areas and informal collaboration settings allow teams to step away from the bench, analyse data, connect with colleagues and recharge throughout the day. Access to natural light, visual connectivity and ergonomic workplace solutions can also have a significant impact on employee wellbeing and workplace satisfaction.

As competition for scientific talent continues to grow, high-quality workplace amenities can play an important role in attracting and retaining skilled employees within life sciences and research organisations.

How Organisations Work With COEL

Every organisation has different workplace objectives. Some require support maintaining existing workspaces, while others are planning significant refurbishment or transformation projects.

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Core Works

Supporting the ongoing performance of wellbeing and amenity spaces through maintenance, compliance improvements and essential upgrades.

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Enhanced Spaces

Refurbishment and reconfiguration projects that improve employee wellbeing, inclusivity and workplace experience.

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Larger Projects

Major fit out, refurbishment and workplace transformation projects that create new spaces or significantly enhance existing facilities.

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Ongoing Support

Our relationship with clients often continues long after completion, providing reassurance during occupation, support as requirements change and a familiar team that understands both the environment and the organisation it supports.

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Wellbeing, Sustainability and ESG

Today’s organisations increasingly recognise the relationship between wellbeing, sustainability and business performance.

Many wellbeing initiatives also support wider ESG and sustainability objectives, from encouraging active travel through cycling facilities to improving indoor environmental quality. By considering wellbeing alongside environmental performance, organisations can create workplaces that support both people and planet. Where appropriate, this approach can contribute towards targets associated with WELL, BREEAM and other workplace certification frameworks.

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Benefits of Wellbeing & Amenity Spaces

  • Improve Employee Experience: Create workplaces that support comfort, wellbeing and day-to-day satisfaction.
  • Attract and Retain Talent: Provide workplace amenities that help organisations stand out in competitive recruitment markets.
  • Support Health and Wellbeing: Encourage healthier behaviours through movement, rest and access to wellbeing-focused facilities.
  • Create More Inclusive Workplaces: Support a wider range of physical, sensory and cognitive needs through more considered workplace design.
  • Enhance Productivity and Performance: Support focus, collaboration and employee effectiveness through a variety of workplace settings.
  • Contribute to ESG Objectives: Align workplace investment with broader sustainability, wellbeing and social value goals.

Why Organisations Choose COEL

  • Workplace wellbeing, amenity and employee experience expertise
  • Workplace design, fit out and refurbishment experience
  • Experience across commercial, education, research and life sciences environments
  • Understanding of inclusive and neurodiverse workplace design
  • Expertise in both office and laboratory workplaces
  • Integrated workplace strategy, design, fit out and maintenance services
  • Sustainability-led design aligned with ESG, WELL and BREEAM objectives
  • Support from workplace upgrades to major transformation projects
  • Long-term workplace support and lifecycle services

The Team Behind the Spaces

Our team combines workplace strategy, design, fit out, furniture and maintenance expertise to create wellbeing-focused workspaces that support employee experience, inclusivity and long-term workplace performance across offices, laboratories and research facilities.

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Employee Wellbeing?

Whether you’re introducing new workplace amenities, improving employee experience or creating wellbeing-focused spaces within offices and laboratories, we can help create spaces that support your people and your business.

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Frequently Asked
Questions

Wellbeing and amenity spaces are workplace environments designed to support employee health, comfort and experience. Examples include wellness rooms, quiet spaces, work cafés, breakout areas, end-of-trip facilities and social hubs.

They help support employee wellbeing, engagement, productivity and workplace satisfaction while contributing to talent attraction and retention.

Examples include prayer rooms, wellness rooms, mothers’ rooms, quiet spaces, work cafés, cycle facilities, showers, changing rooms and informal breakout areas.

The WELL Building Standard is an internationally recognised framework focused on creating buildings and workplaces that support human health and wellbeing. It considers factors such as air quality, light, movement, thermal comfort, acoustics and community to help create healthier workplaces.

BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) provides a recognised framework for assessing the sustainability of buildings and workplaces. It considers everything from energy and resource efficiency through to occupant wellbeing, helping organisations create healthier, more environmentally responsible workplaces.

SKA is a sustainability assessment scheme for fit out and refurbishment projects, helping organisations measure and improve environmental performance across areas such as energy, materials, waste and wellbeing.

They provide spaces for researchers and technical teams to step away from laboratory settings, supporting wellbeing, collaboration, focus and employee experience.

Yes. Wellbeing initiatives can support environmental, social and governance objectives by creating healthier workplaces, encouraging active travel and supporting employee wellbeing.

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Sectors

Our wellbeing and amenity expertise supports organisations across a range of workplace, education and research spaces.

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