Woods Bagot have entered their sixth consecutive contract with Cisco. The strategy direction originates from Cisco London, with input from various contributors including Sweden, Riyadh, Bahrain, Paris, San Francisco and Dubai. Woods Bagot initial commission was the flagship workplace, the Middle East Headquarters.
Cisco has leased an entire building in the Dubai Internet City (DIC) free trade zone, totalling 8,000m2 over seven floors. The space will have a high ratio of shared workplaces to cater for the regional travel of the Cisco team with 1,000 staff sharing 600 workstations - this is one of the most progressive office cultures in the Middle East.
The ground floor houses the main reception and the Customer Briefing Centre (CBC). The CBC is a fundamental resource for the Cisco sales team, and houses a number of suites demonstrating the various functions of their products.
The seven floors of office space for the Field Sales Office are open plan with the managers’ offices on the inner core. This creates a light open space that the staff will enjoy. Other features include a central breakout restaurant to encourage interaction between all divisions, and a relaxation floor on the upper level.