XN WORLDWIDE INSURANCE

Distinctions

Discipline : Interior Design

Categories : Office / Office 5,400 - 54,000 sq.ft. (500 - 5 000 sq. m.) : Gold certification

Categories : Office / Office: Professional & Financial Service Firms : Silver certification

Categories : Special Awards / Renovation (Before & After) : Silver certification

XN (Worldwide Insurance), a global leader in innovative insurance solutions, wanted to redesign its office space in downtown Montreal. The idea is to move away from the conventional work environment and create a more flexible space, better suited to their current needs. Combining vision, rigor, and understanding of objectives, the Folio Design team successfully led this renovation project to a success appreciated by management and users.

Aiming to stand out from traditional insurance companies, the mandate at XN (Worldwide Insurance) was to create a work environment adapted to the new reality. The objective was to design a space that is both friendly and warm. From the initial design stages, it became clear that we would not be in a classic office. The vision was to create a gathering and collaborative space, an essential step to foster connections between users, now in an environment without assigned desks.

The elimination of the traditional reception area, with its reception desk and waiting room, allowed for a complete overhaul of the layout, highlighting spaces usually considered private. The bistro, now transformed into a reception area, invites internal collaboration and promotes informal exchanges.

Although the project involved redeveloping existing offices and many built rooms were preserved, the user journey and the spirit of the place were entirely rethought.

The boldness to highlight usually private areas, the contrasts of shapes, textures, and colors, as well as the reinvention of the traditional reception area, make this project a model for the future of work environments, distinguishing it from what is usually seen.

The project in images