CommercialWe design commercial workplaces that perform.
Crux designs commercial workplaces that translate business objectives into environments that genuinely perform. By aligning strategy, spatial planning, and technical delivery from the outset, we reduce risk, accelerate decision making, and ensure design intent is carried through to completion. The result is workplaces that support productivity, collaboration, and long-term value for both occupiers and owners.
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JLR appointed Crux to help shape its new North American engineering hub in Portland, Oregon, its first major commission for the brand in the region. Initially engaged as Global Guidelines Ambassador, Crux’s role quickly expanded to include concept design, client-side coordination, and design sign-off.
Crux was appointed to design a discreet, high-performance suite for one of Nomura’s top-performing internal teams. Developed in close collaboration with the bank’s internal architect and property team, the project called for a refined, detail-driven approach aligned with Nomura’s understated corporate elegance.
Crux was appointed to explore the transformation of a former warehouse into a high-spec workplace and laboratory facility for Firmenich in France. The brief required integrating advanced lab environments with client-facing spaces and collaborative work areas, while embracing a design language inspired by the local landscape. The concept fused innovation and nature, blending high-performance labs with workplace amenities and hospitality spaces. Inspired by the nearby rose meadows, the interiors featured subtle biophilic cues and organic textures to create an uplifting, sensory-rich environment. Crux’s role spanned feasibility, concept design, and structural coordination
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Cobalt was conceived as both a home for the founders’ accounting practice and a flexible workplace for small businesses looking for a more professional and considered alternative to traditional serviced offices. Crux was appointed to shape a workplace strategy and interior environment that balanced commercial ambition with experience.
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Crux was appointed to support Care City, a socially driven NHS affiliated organisation, in shaping the workplace strategy for its proposed new headquarters. The role extended beyond design into workplace analysis, client advocacy, and decision support, helping a values led organisation navigate an unfamiliar and highly complex commercial development environment.
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Crux was appointed to lead the strategic planning and design of a large-scale workplace cafeteria serving Jaguar Land Rover’s rapidly growing engineering population in Bangalore. The cafeteria was conceived not as an amenity, but as a critical operational environment supporting staff wellbeing, productivity, and retention. In the Indian corporate context, access to high quality, subsidised meals is an expected and culturally significant part of the employee experience. The challenge was to deliver a high throughput, all day food environment that could operate under intense peak demand while remaining welcoming, intuitive, and enjoyable.
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Crux was invited to pitch the design of Steer’s new London HQ, a 50,000 sq ft workplace for a forward-thinking transport and infrastructure consultancy. The brief was to unite multiple teams under one roof while reflecting the organisation’s deep expertise in public mobility and civic systems.
Crux was appointed to design a discreet, high-performance suite for one of Nomura’s top-performing internal teams. Developed in close collaboration with the bank’s internal architect and property team, the project called for a refined, detail-driven approach aligned with Nomura’s understated corporate elegance.
Crux was appointed to redesign and refresh three of the six iconic 'fingers' within the McLaren Technology Centre, the architectural landmark designed by Foster + Partners. The brief was to enhance reception areas, meeting rooms, collaboration zones, and glazed bridge walkways, injecting personality, performance, and warmth into a setting defined by minimalist precision. Working closely with McLaren’s in-house F1 graphic designer, Crux transformed sterile zones into dynamic, human-centred spaces celebrating the brand’s racing DNA. A palette of bold environmental graphics carefully layered finishes, and immersive storytelling brought energy and identity into key working areas, without disrupting the building’s celebrated architectural language.This was designed with restraint, clarity, and pace - an environment befitting one of the most elite teams in global motorsport
Crux was appointed to shape a new London workplace for Intact Software that reflected the company’s culture, energy, and growth. The project coincided with a significant milestone for the business, creating an opportunity to use the workplace as both a functional environment and a celebration of identity.
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Crux was appointed to support Intellian with the development of a hybrid workplace and technical laboratory environment for its UK headquarters. The project was located within a deep plan building with limited access to natural light, presenting both architectural and wellbeing challenges.
Crux was appointed to support Jaguar Land Rover with the development of a new workplace and laboratory environment in Bangalore during a period of exceptional organisational growth. As the first major phase of a wider India programme, the project carried strategic importance beyond a single floor, setting expectations for design quality, delivery approach, and collaboration between global and local teams. The role required not only interpretation of global standards, but deep understanding of how JLR engineers and technical teams operate in practice across different geographies. What began as appointment to design a 68,000 sq. ft floor plate and specialist laboratory has since evolved into a multi-year transformation — now approaching 400,000 sq. ft of cutting-edge workspace and technical facilities.
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Crux was appointed to lead the design of Iress’s Cape Town workplace, with design leadership and project oversight led from the United Kingdom. This allowed the client to maintain clarity, consistency, and confidence, while delivery was undertaken by a trusted local contractor with strong regional expertise.
Crux was appointed to lead the design of a major expansion project for Jaguar Land Rover in Bangalore, delivering a large-scale environment combining workplace, specialist technical space, and shared amenities within a single floorplate. Design leadership and programme coordination were led from the United Kingdom, working closely with JLR stakeholders and locally appointed delivery partners in India. This appointment followed earlier successful collaborations with JLR and reflected growing trust in Crux’s ability to manage complexity, scale, and technical delivery within a fast-moving engineering environment.
This project involved the creation of a new commercial workplace that fully embraced Kensington Mortgages’ bold brand identity while supporting day to day operational performance. Crux was appointed to design and deliver an environment that balanced strong visual character with clarity, functionality, and long-term usability.
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Crux was appointed to support Care City, a socially driven NHS affiliated organisation, in shaping the workplace strategy for its proposed new headquarters. The role extended beyond design into workplace analysis, helping a values led organisation navigate an unfamiliar and highly complex commercial development environment.
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Crux was appointed to lead the strategic planning and design of a large-scale workplace cafeteria serving Jaguar Land Rover’s rapidly growing engineering population in Bangalore. The cafeteria was conceived not as an amenity, but as a critical operational environment supporting staff wellbeing, productivity, and retention. In the Indian corporate context, access to high quality, subsidised meals is an expected and culturally significant part of the employee experience. The challenge was to deliver a high throughput, all day food environment that could operate under intense peak demand while remaining welcoming, intuitive, and enjoyable.
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Cobalt was conceived as both a home for the founders’ accounting practice and a flexible workplace for small businesses looking for a more professional and considered alternative to traditional serviced offices. Crux was appointed to shape a workplace strategy and interior environment that balanced commercial ambition with experience.
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Crux was appointed to support the next major phase of workplace expansion for Jaguar Land Rover in Bangalore, responding to continued organisational growth and increasing operational complexity.
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Crux was appointed to support the design of a new engineering hub for Jaguar Land Rover in Portland, bringing together workplace environments, specialist technical space, and supporting functions within a single facility. The ambition was to deliver an ultramodern environment that reflected JLR’s global standards while responding to the culture, scale, and working practices of a North American engineering team. Initially appointed as a Global Guidelines Ambassador,
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Crux was appointed to explore the transformation of a former warehouse into a high-spec workplace & laboratory facility for Firmenich in France. The brief required integrating advanced lab environments & client-facing spaces
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