CWP Mayfair/Stafford

CWP (Cambridge Weight Plan) is a long-established global business, set up in the UK in 1984. They are committed to helping people find health and happiness using their unique 1:1 Diet, which ensures that every participant gets tasty low-calorie meals with all the essential nutrients. CWP felt it was time for this 40-year history to be expressed and supported by a fully tailored office space.

The Project

Despite CWP’s years of success, they did not have an office reflective of their culture or success — 2022 marked a year of CWP updating their office space in line with their status.

The client realised they had no adequate areas to train staff or to demonstrate their products, nor did they have any high-end meeting rooms for board or investor meetings. Instead, they were hiring out spaces for these purposes, eventually deciding that this money should instead be invested into a space of their own.

Another issue was the lack of breakout spaces throughout the office, meaning the staff had nowhere for impromptu brainstorms, relaxation or socialisation. With our help, CWP would now be able to enjoy not one but three breakout spaces, including the incredible Brewhouse, a multi-functional area with bright, poppy colours and multiple seating options.

Our brief

Arc Business Interiors was appointed to design new spaces that would inspire staff and potential consultants. CWP are a vibrant, uplifting and outgoing company, and we wanted to create offices that would reflect this dynamic and lively company culture.
Initially, CWP were seeking something a little more subdued, but we coaxed them out of their comfort zone a little, suggesting more funky, poppy colours and furniture. They responded well to these suggestions, and together we veered away from overly formal palettes and created a final design that communicated who CWP really were as a company.

What we did

Arc Business Interiors designed and fitted out the following spaces:

• In the boardroom, we created the same luxury, high-end feeling of the spaces CWP were hiring out, with plush blue floors, gold art accents, wood panelling and a bespoke-built geometric boardroom table.
• In the training area, we created a more relaxed space with bold colours, easygoing benches, moveable furniture and a centrepiece media wall. Everything was designed to come together to create a space where discussion could flow and collaboration could flourish.
• The once run-down toilets were updated to be fresh, functional and on-brand.
• In the Brewhouse, we created a variety of seating options, including breakfast bars and tucked-away nooks for private conversations. The neon lighting and eye-catching colours made for a stylish setting for employees to wind down in each other’s company.
• In both the Orion and Stafford canteens, these were open areas for eating, relaxing and gaming, thanks to the air hockey table, booths and bar seating.
  Overall, the services we provided included full design, interior fit-out, bespoke joinery, mechanical and electrical, and furniture.

The handover

The new and fully revitalised areas were revealed in 2022 and have been exceptionally well received by all team members and stakeholders alike.

They recognised that the new spaces were fully communicating CWP’s dynamism and enthusiasm through the office design, as well as supporting employees’ needs for spaces to socialise, collaborate and train.

The client left us a brilliant review and also a video testimony, discussing how we collaborated and built on their ideas to create a space to be proud of. The client also finished by saying they would definitely be using Arc for their next project.