Family firm delivers enhanced workspace for easyJet

A family-run company has created a brand-new workspace for aerospace giants easyJet at Luton Airport.

The award-winning Woodhouse Workspace, which has been creating workspaces since 1976, has previously worked on a range of projects for the airline group, including a new integrated control centre and a new home for easyJet holidays.

This time Woodhouse was tasked by easyJet to deliver a workspace in their existing 80,000sq ft Hanger 89, with the aim of turning the existing space into a more efficient, collaborative and vibrant workspace, as the company prepares for its employees to spend more time together in the office.

With a clear brief to improve communication and foster interdepartmental collaboration, the Woodhouse team recognised the need to create a more dynamic work environment. During the strategy phase, Woodhouse conducted an intensive stage of research, including leadership interviews, focus groups and a detailed review of space use.

Woodhouse’s strategy focused on shifting the space towards an activitybased working model, optimising office layouts, and providing a variety of environments to enhance communication and teamwork. The design options chosen meant a complete makeover of the open working areas and reworking existing rooms to increase efficiency, while adding new workspaces. The aim of these changes was to create a better balance of spaces suited to different work activities while improving the overall employee experience.

A senior easyJet representative said: “It’s been great to partner with Woodhouse over the last few months delivering a brilliant new home for both easyJet holidays and our critical Airline Operations Teams. We are very much looking forward the bringing our destinations and purpose to life more so that we connect our Hangar-based colleagues to customers and frontline teams that operate the airline.”

To provide a vibrant working experience, the design introduced themed zones throughout the workspace, created to evoke airline destinations and transport employees into the right headspace for the task at hand.

Each zone will be visually distinguished using vibrant colours, natural materials and wayfinding elements, bringing easyJet’s vision of a fresh, dynamic workspace to life right at Hanger 89.

Glenn Cooper, Project Director at Woodhouse Workspace, said: “This project presented unique challenges due to the growing scope and tight timelines. However, it has been a pleasure to work closely on these with the easyJet team, and we are confident the workspace will be a flexible, engaging environment that will support the airline’s long-term goals.”